LEWIS William Henry

  • First Name(s):
    William 
    Henry 
  • Surname:
    LEWIS
  • Service Number:
    936821
  • Rank:

    Sergeant/Air Gunner

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Air Force
  • Air Force:
    Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
  • Air Force Unit:
    99 Squadron
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    21st June 1941
  • Age At Death:
    26
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Wollaston (St James) Churchyard, Worcestershire, England, Old part, N.W. of church tower.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of William and Jane Lewis, of Stourbridge

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

LEWIS William Henry Is Named On These Memorials

Stourbridge King Edward VI Grammar School WW2 Memorial
Stourbridge War Memorial
Wollaston St James’s Church

Further Information About LEWIS William Henry

A letter from H.J. Winnington, Honorary Secretary of PCC, St James Church, Wollaston dated 17th December 1950 can be found within war records held at Worcestershire Archives requesting that William Lewis be added to the county roll of honour.

William Lewis was the son of William and Jane Lewis of Wollaston and he was educated at King Edward’s School from 1925 to 1930. He joined the Royal Air Force at the beginning of the war and became a Sergeant Gunner. He was, however, killed in a flying accident on the 21st June 1941.

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Credits: Casualty details and letter researched by Sandra Taylor. Additional information researched and transcribed by The Black Country Society.