The Youngest Soldier of the Great War - aged 12

[Patesian]

I'm pretty sure that this enqury will have been made before, but can anyone tell me where I can find the service records for the "youngest British soldier" - Sidney G Lewis, who had served as 14645 in the MGC before having been snatched back and compulsorily discharged. I understand that he later re-enlisted. Do we know which unit indented for his BWM/VIC medals, and under which number?

Thank you in advance for any information given.

[ATNOMIS]

Youngest British soldiers in World War I

Wikipedia,

[Guest]

A blue plaque was recently unveiled for Sidney, more at 

 

http://www.summerstown182.wordpress.com/

[spof]

I don't think his service record survived. There was a longish thread about him a few years asgo

 

 

[Patesian]

Thank you all for your input.  I was just hoping to find out which regiment was named on his medals. Anyone happen to know?

[wandererpaul]

the link to the previous thread has the information you require.

 

The medal index card is here:

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=mDo28&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=MedalRolls&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Sidney&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Lewis&gsln_x=1&MSAV=1&uidh=ea7&pcat=39&fh=74&h=849569&recoff=9 11&fsk=BEENq34IgAAE7gArhHM-61-&bsk=&pgoff=&ml_rpos=75

 

There's also a post regarding which medal roll he is on which will tell you the regiment named in his medals.

 

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=mDo31&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Sidney G&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Lewis&gsln_x=1&MSAV=1&uidh=ea7&pcat=UK_WWI_COLLECTIONS&fh=1&h=2003614&recoff=5 6 7&ml_rpos=2

Edited 8 October , 2016 by wandererpaul

[Patesian]

Thank you so much guys - that's just perfect..