447117 Private Harold Lewis

Harold Lewis joined the 49th Battalion (E.R.) in Flanders in June 1916. Three months later, he fell wounded during the first night of fighting near Courcelette. Although he allegedly died of his wounds at No. 6 Canadian Field Ambulance located at the Vadencourt Chateau, Harold Lewis has no recorded place of burial. Two of his brothers also fought in the 49th Battalion (E.R.). One being killed at Regina Trench in 1916 and the other being wounded at Passchendaele in 1917.