LEWERS, ARTHUR HAMILTON NICHOLSON, second son of William Lewers, Middle Temple, barrister, and Sarah Elizabeth, youngest dau. of William Nicholson, Bishopwearmouth, co. Durham; b. 27 Oct 1857; adm. 27 May 1869 (G); left Aug 1869; at Winchester Coll. Sep – Dec 1871; University Coll. Hospital; LSA 1882; MRCS 1883; MB 1884, Univ. scholar and Gold Medal in Obstetric Medicine; MD 1885; FRCP 1901; Consulting Obstetric Physician, London Hospital; m. 10 Oct 1878 Jane MacGregor, eldest dau. of Richard Hastings Frith, Dublin, civil engineer; d. 9 Feb 1934.
LEWIN, FREDERICK ELLERKER, brother of Francis Ellerker Lewin (qv); b. 10 Jul 1862; adm. 15 Jun 1876 (H), exhibitioner; QS 1877; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1881, matr. 14 Oct 1881; BA 1885; adm. solicitor Nov 1902; practised in London; emigrated to Australia; Licentiate, Australian Coll. of Theology 1907; ordained (Ballarat) 1908; Curate, Maryborough, Victoria 1908-10; Vicar of Ballan 1910-5; Vicar of Wedderburn 1915-6; Vicar of Portarlington 1916 -; m. 21 Oct 1924 Grace Lilly, dau. of Joseph Hindle MICE; d. 3 Apr 1946.
LEWIN, HENRY ELLERKER, brother of Francis Ellerker Lewin (qv); b. 22 May 1868; adm. 8 Jun 1882 (H); Min. Can. 1883; left May 1883; emigrated to Australia; ordained 1901; Curate, Warrarambool, Victoria 1902-4, Colac 1906-7; Vicar of Yass 1907-9; Rector of Adelong, New South Wales 1909-12; Rector of Bungendore 1912-4; Rector of Cootamundra 1915-6; Rector of Bodalla 1916-23; returned to England; Curate, Branksome, Dorset 1924-9, St. Peter’s, Bournemouth, Hampshire 1929-; m. 27 Jun 1905 Mary Jessie, third dau. of Rev. Charles Stephenson, Rector of Wood Dalling, Norfolk; d. 12 Feb 1946.
LEWIS, ---; b.; adm. 20 Jul 1791 (Clapham); left Mar 1794.
LEWIS, CHARLES, son of Rev. George Lewis, Vicar of Westerham, Kent, and his second wife Susanna, widow of Pendock Price, Chevening Kent; half-brother of George Lewis (qv) and of Pendock Price (qv); b. 7 Jul 1724; adm. (aged 8) May 1733; KS 1739; left Midsummer 1742.
Lewis, Clive, son of John Thomas Lewis of Cape Town and Lilian Blanche, d. of Charles Street of Hadley Wood, Herts; b. 18 Apr. 1914; adm. May 1928 (H); left Dec. 1932; Pemb. Coll. Camb., matric. 1933, BA 1936; Scots Guards 1940-3 (Lieut.); m. 15 July 1939 Anne Allison, d. of J. Douglas Stewart of Woking; killed in action (N. Africa) Apr. 1943.
Clive Lewis was born in South Africa on the 18th of April 1914 the only son of John Thomas Lewis and Lilian Blanche (nee Street) Lewis of Southern Rhodesia and of 24, Campden House Chambers, Kensington in London. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Homeboarders from May 1928 to December 1932. He was a member of the Officer Training Corps and was promoted to Lance Corporal in September 1931. He was a member of the 2nd Rowing VIII in 1931, where he rowed at No. 3 and of the 1st Rowing VIII in 1932 where he rowed at No. 2. The Elizabethan wrote the following on his 1932 season: - “One of the most improved oars of the crew, and very quick at learning anything suggested to him. Next year he should aim at a longer draw.”
He matriculated for Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1933 and graduated with a BA in 1936. He received a Trial Eights Cap for rowing in 1935.
He was married at Worplesdon Surrey on the 15th of July 1939 to Anne Allison (nee Stewart) of Hook’s Heath, Woking, Surrey and they honeymooned in the South of France. They had a daughter, Gillian, born on the 14th of May 1941.
He attended an Officer Cadet Training Unit before being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Scots Guards on the 21st of September 1940.
On the 26th of February 1943, the 1st Battalion, Scots Guards embarked on board the passenger liner RMS Samaria at Gourock in Scotland bound for North Africa. They set sail from the Clyde on the 1st of March and landed at Algiers on the 9th of March.
At 10pm on the night of the 22nd of April 1943, the 1st Battalion, Scots Guards marched forward from a wadi behind Grenadier Hill in preparation for an attack the following morning. Their objective was the capture and clearance of a series of enemy strong points to the south of the Gab-Gab gap in Tunisia. These were known as Points 150, 145, 151 and 187 and their capture was part of a wider assault to break through the German front lines which ran from Grich el Oued on the banks of the Mejerda River.
At 3.30am on the 23rd of April 1943, 550 guns opened fire in support of the attack and at dawn the Left Flank Company attacked what they thought to be Point 150. In fact they had attacked Point 156, but had strayed to their right in the darkness. In spite of heavy casualties and assisted by the Right Flank Company, they carried the enemy position after heavy fighting and were eventually relieved by C Company later in the day. The Right Flank Company then disengaged and made for the objective which they occupied without loss. This too was the wrong position and they were overlooked by Point 168, which was still held by the enemy. At around noon Clive Lewis was killed. The Regimental history records: - “A grievous loss. He had given excellent service during the night march and had served the Brigade well in passing back vital information.
He is buried at Massicault War Cemetery Plot IV, Row B, Grave 18.
LEWIS, CRAVEN, son of Thomas Lewis MP, St. Pierre, Monmouthshire, and his first wife Jane Rachel Becher, Hawberry [check], Gloucs.; bapt. St. Pierre 1 Aug 1729 (IGI); adm. (aged 8) Apr 1738 (Watts'); left 1744; Cornet, 4th Dragoons 17 Nov 1746; m. 14 Oct 1752 Mary Langford, St. Clement Danes, London; living 1755.
LEWIS, DAVID LANCELOT HENRY JONES, elder son of David Jones Lewis, Llwyncelyn, Carmarthenshire, barrister, and Elizabeth Marianne, only child of Rev. Henry James Davis, Vicar of Conwil-Cayo, Carmarthenshire; b. 8 Mar 1868; adm. 29 Jan 1881 (R); left Jul 1887; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 3 Jun 1887; BA 1892; MA 1901; ordained 1893; Curate, St. John’s, Cardiff 1893-1900, Gresford, Denbighshire 1900-2; Rector of Michaelstone-super-Ely, Cardiff, Glamorgan, from 1902; m. 18 Jan 1898 Eva Catherine Isabella, eldest dau. of George Day Harrison, Bellevue, Ambleside, Westmorland; d. 25 Jun 1909.
LEWIS, EDMUND, son of Francis Lewis, London; bapt. St. Faith’s, London 24 Mar 1686 (IGI); adm.; QS (Capt. ) 1703; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1706, matr. 27 May 1706, aged 19, Westminster Student 23 Dec 1706 – void 1713; BA 1710; MA 1713; an Usher at the School 1710-3; ordained; Master of Kilkenny School, Ireland, from 1714; Prebendary of Ossory from 1719; Rector of Castlecomer, co. Kilkenny, from 1728; Prebendary of Lismore from 2 Dec 1742; lic. to m. 9 Oct 1713 Mary, second dau. of Rev. Heighes Woodforde BCL, Vicar of Epsom, Surrey; buried Kilkenny Jun 1743.
Lewis, Edward Reginald Charles, brother of Frederic Isaac Harry Lewis (qv); b. 22 Aug. 1913; adm. May 1927 (A), (B) Sept. 1928; left July 1929; AA Sch. of Architecture, ARIBA 1936; 2nd Lieut. RE Feb. 1942, invalided June 1944; architectural dept GLC 1951-73, retd 1973; m. 1st 1938 Michal Augusta, d. of Mark Hambourg, pianist; 2nd Sept. 1968 Betty, d. of Alfred Burt, building contractor, of Poole, Dorset; d. 24 Oct. 1988.