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Lewis, Milton Roy

Date of birth:
September 3rd, 1919 (Thorndale/Ontario, Canada)
Date of death:
April 4th, 1945 (Almelo/Overijssel, The Netherlands)
Buried on:
Holten Canadian War Cemetery
Plot: 6. Row: A. Grave: 12.
Service number:
B/138813
Nationality:
Canadian

Biography

Grenadier. 22nd Armored Regiment. Canadian Grenadier Guards, R.C.A.C.

Milton Lewis was a truck driver by profession. He married Ruby H. Lewis on September 6, 1942. 1 child from this marriage.

Military service: August 14, 1940 - April 4, 1945.

Special features:
" [...] this colored soldier, whilst he can read
fairly well, cannot write and spell, […] he never
mentioned his inability to write at enlistment
because he was afraid of being rejected" [March 10, 1943]

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