Hubert William Lewis
Private, 11th Battalion The Welch Regiment
- Register No.
- 741 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 11th Battalion The Welch Regiment (register: Welsh Regiment) all Welsh Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 22–23 October 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 15th December 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
- Born
- 1st May 1896 at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire
- Died
- 22nd February 1977 at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- Milford Cemetery; Milford Haven Museum, Milford Haven and TheWar Memorial, Haverford West
Digest of citation
On 22/23 October 1916 at Macukova, Salonica, when on duty during a raid, Private Lewis was twice wounded on reaching the enemy trenches, but refused to be attended to. He was wounded again while searching enemy dug-outs and again refused assistance. At this point three of the enemy approached and Preivate Lewis immediately attacked them single-handed, capturing all three. Later, during the retirement he went to the assistance of a wounded man and, under heavy shell and rifle fire, brought him back safely, after which he collapsed
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
LEWIS, Hubert William (Reg. No.741)
Private 11th Battalion The Welch Regiment London Gazetted on 15th December 1916 Born on: 1st May 1896 at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire Died on: 22nd February 1977 at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.
Memorials at: Milford Cemetery; Milford Haven Museum, Milford Haven and TheWar Memorial, Haverford West.
Digest of Citation reads: On 22/23 October 1916 at Macukova, Salonica, when on duty during a raid, Private Lewis was twice wounded on reaching the enemy trenches, but refused to be attended to. He was wounded again while searching enemy dug-outs and again refused assistance. At this point three of the enemy approached and Preivate Lewis immediately attacked them single-handed, capturing all three. Later, during the retirement he went to the assistance of a wounded man and, under heavy shell and rifle fire, brought him back safely, after which he collapsed.
Additional information: He was also awarded the French Medaille Militaire. He also served in the Milford Haven Home Guard in World War II.
Additional information
He was also awarded the French Medaille Militaire. He also served in the Milford Haven Home Guard in World War II.
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Alf recorded the memorial as: Milford Cemetery; Milford Haven Museum, Milford Haven and TheWar Memorial, Haverford West
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