Notes
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Citation
For most conspicuous bravery at Rossnoy on the 18th September, 1918, when in command of a section on the right of an attacking line held up by intense machine-gun fire. L./Cpl. Lewis, observing that two enemy machine guns were enfilading the line, crawled forward singlehanded and successfully bombed the guns, and by rifle fire later caused the whole team to surrender, thereby enabling the line to advance. On 21st September, 1918, he again displayed great powers of command, and, having rushed his company through the enemy barrage, was killed whilst getting his men under cover from heavy machine-gun fire. Throughout he showed a splendid disregard of danger, and his leadership at a critical period was beyond all praise.