Service Details
Name:
 LEWIS
Given Name:
 JOHN EDWARD JOSEPH
Initials:
 J E J
Service No:
 70019
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Naval Forces
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Unit:
 H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe
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Date of Death:
 1941-02-11
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Date of Birth:
 1912-11-28
Age:
 28
Cause of Death:
 Lost after striking a mine while on patrol in Mediterranean near Tobruk, Libya
Decorations:
 King's Gold Medal for Gallantry at Sea
Additional
Information:
Son of George Herbert and Alden Rose Lewis, of Cape Town, South Africa; husband of Dulcie T. Lewis, of Gape Town. Born Wynberg, 28 November 1912. Educated Diocesan College, Rondebosch. Ex-cadet of the South African Training Ship General Botha. Cadet Draft 1927-8. John Edward Joseph Lewis joined the Blue Funnel Line as Midshipman, obtaining his Master's Certificate in 1936. During the war he served with the Seaward Defence Force. Was Commanding Officer of the HMSAS Southern Floe at the time. Winner of the King's Gold Medal. Joined the General Botha staff as Third Officer in 1937 before joining the navy in 1939.
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 Devon
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Cemetery:
 PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Panel 58, Column 3.

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