Charles and Henry were the two sons of George Cann Lewis (1866-1901) and Violet Evangeline Crowell (1870-1923). They both served Canada in the First World War. Name: Charles Walter Hagar Lewis Rank: Gunner Service Number: 1262027 Service: No. 7 Siege Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery Canadian Expeditionary Forces Date of Birth: March 22, 1897 Place of Birth: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Date of Enlistment: May 3, 1916 Place of Enlistment: St. John, New Brunswick Address at Enlistment: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Age at Enlistment: 19 Height: 5 feet, 7 inches Complexion: Dark Eye Colour: Hazel Hair Colour: Dark brown Occupation: Student Marital Status: Single (at enlistment) Religion: Methodist Next of Kin: Henry Lewis (Brother), No. 7 Dal Hosp Unit Uncle Henry K. Lewis (Yarmouth, NS) Date of Discharge: May 10, 1919 (at St. John, NB) Age: 22 Date of Death: January 20, 1980 (in St. Foy, Quebec) Age: 82 Cemetery: Mount Hermon Cemetery, Quebec Charles was the husband of Mary Alice Pickard (1899-1986), and the father of Alice Jean (Lewis) Peters (1925-2002), and Nita Hensley (Lewis) Cheriton (1929-2004). Charles and Mary were married in Boston, Massachusetts in 1923. His daughter Nita married a Lieutenant Ronald Cheriton (who rose to the rank of Major General). Charles served, in Canada, England, France, Belgium and Germany. He enlisted with the No. 7 Siege Battery, transferred to the 167th Siege Battery, and served with the No. 6 Canadian Siege Battery overseas. He departed Canada from Halifax on May 31, 1916, disembarking in Liverpool, England on June 8, 1916. He proceeded to France September 26, 1916, with the 167th Siege Battery and landed in France the next day. He was attached to the RFC 52nd Squadron for instruction in wireless on in September, and the RFC’s 16 Squadron on October 16, 1917. Charles returned to Canada and was discharged in May of 1919. He married in Boston in 1923, and he and his family eventually settled in Quebec. Name: Henry Crowell Lewis Rank: Private Service Number: 522078 Service: No. 7 Canadian Stationary Hospital, Canadian Army Medical Corps, Canadian Expeditionary Forces Date of Birth: December 24, 1894 Place of Birth: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Date of Enlistment: November 9, 1915 Place of Enlistment: Halifax, Nova Scotia Address at Enlistment: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Age at Enlistment: 18 Height: 5 feet, 8 1/2 inches Complexion: Fair Eye Colour: Blue Hair Colour: Brown Occupation: Student, Yarmouth Cadet Corps Marital Status: Single (at enlistment) Religion: Methodist Next of Kin: Mrs. George Lewis (Mother) Date of Discharge: September 25, 1917 (at the No. 2 Canadian Discharge Depot in London, England) Date of Death: July 22, 1953 (in Halifax, Nova Scotia) Age: 58 Cemetery: Mountain Cemetery, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Henry was the husband of Pauline Lavenia Manning (1896-1985), and the father of Pauline (Crowell) Lewis (1923-2024), Dorothy Manning Lewis (1924-2020), and one other child. Henry and Pauline were married on July 4, 1922, in Falmouth, Hants Co., NS. Henry served in Canada, England, and France. He sailed from Canada from St. John on March 2, 1916, arriving in Plymouth, England on March 12, 1916. He subsequently departed the UK and landed in France at Le Havre on June 9, 1916. He served with the No. 7 Canadian Stationary Hospital, established by Dalhousie University. The unit served during World War I from 1916 to 1919. It was staffed by medical faculty, including surgeons and nurses, and was responsible for treating both German and Allied wounded. The hospital staff participated in the evacuation of wounded soldiers from the front lines and provided medical care in various locations, including France and England. The unit's operations were marked by a strong sense of mutual trust and dedication to patient care, despite the challenging conditions of the war. After his discharge at the end of September 1917, he was commissioned in the Imperial Army. In the British Army, he served as a Lieutenant with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. He was employed as an insurance adjuster later in life and died of a heart attack at Victoria General Hospital in Halifax, NS, on July 22, 1953, at the age of 58. Their aunt, Rachel Rebecca (Benham) Lewis (1879-1968), also served during World War I as a nurse with the US Army Nurse Corps including assignment to the 110th Sanitary Train of the 35th Division during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. She is their aunt by marriage; married to their father’s brother, Harry Kendall Lewis.

Library and Archives Canada Service File – Henry Lewis

Library and Archives Canada Service File: – Charles Lewis