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Newspaper Article.

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Newspaper article relating to the death of Corporal Thomas David Lewis.

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Name: Thomas David Lewis.

Service Number: 3603.

Rank: Corporal.

Battalion: 1st Battalion.

Regiment: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

Born: August 1894, Shankill, Belfast.

Died: 14th August 1915.

Address: 6 Matchett Street, Belfast

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Thomas David Lewis, son Thomas and Rebecca Lewis, lived at of 6 Matchett Street, Shankill, Belfast

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The 1901 Ireland Census has Thomas living at 15 Emerson Street, Shankill, Belfast with his mother, father, occupation, Carter In Lime Works, two sisters, Dorthea Beatty, 9 years, Anna Bella Scott, 8 years, and two brothers, James McConnell, 4 years, William Robert, 1 year.

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The 1911 Ireland Census has Thomas living at 24 Matchett Street, Shankill, Belfast with his mother, father, Carter, and two brothers, James McConnell, 14 years, Machine Boy in Linen Yarn Mill, William Robert, 11 years. Thomas occupation at this time is given as Apprentice Heckle Setter.

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Thomas joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

He was posted as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on the 26th July 1915.

Thomas was a Corporal in 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was Killed In Action on the 14th August 1915 aged 21 years.

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A local newspaper states

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Official intimation is to hand that Corporal Thomas D Lewis, 4th (attached 1st) Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, was killed in action on 14th August at the Dardanelles. Before enlisting deceased was a driller employed by Messrs Workman Clark And Co. Another brother, James, is a corporal, also on the Inniskillings, stationed in County Donegal. Their parents reside at 6 Matchett Street, Belfast.

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Thomas Pension Application Form shows his mother as claimant.

Dependant Pension Application Forms also show his mother and father as claimants. Their address is given as 4 Alaska Street, Belfast time of applying.

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See brother also:3008 Corporal James Lewis Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

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Thomas received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1915 Star.

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He is Remembered at Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.

To Remember Is To Honour

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