Flight Lieutenant Lewis RADMORE

Flight Sub Lieutenant Lewis RADMORE - Headquarters, Royal Naval Air Service

Died on Wednesday September 6th 1916 aged 34

Military History


Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
Home	British War & Victory Medals	Hampton in Arden Churchyard

Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
Not found	~	Hampton-in-Arden Memorial and Plaque

Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted	Other War Memorials
Died of Septic pneumonia	Commissioned 25 Jun 1915 (Gazette)	Copt Heath Golf Club \| Olton Golf Club

Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
Military Hospital, Putney Heath	~

Lewis died at the Military Hospital, Ashburton House in Putney Heath of septic pneumonia after being an Observer in a balloon

Personal & Family History

Birth Date/Place	Baptism Date/Place
25 Sep 1882 at Egg Buckland, Devon	~

Parents Names	Abode
Lewis (deceased) and Mary Radmore	The Croft, Old Station Road, Hampton in Arden

Wife	Marriage Date/Place
Gwendolen Agnes Radmore nee Charrington	Apr Qtr 1916 at Wandsworth

Schools	Colleges
	~

Address History	Employment History
1882 - Buckland, Devon	1891 - Scholar
1891 - 54 Railway Street, Cardiff	1901 - Merchants Clerk
1901 - 19 Sandon Road, Edgbaston	1911 - Radmore and Co (Radmill Lamps)
1911 - 41 Fountain Road, Edgbaston	1915 - Export Merchant
1916 - RNAS HQ Roehampton
1916 - The Croft, Old Station Road, Hampton in Arden

Lewis was a member of the North Warwickshire Golf club and their Radmore Cup was named after Lewis and is still played to this day. Radmore Cup
Lewis developed the Radmill Car Lamp with his brother in law Percy Miller. In 1911 and 1912 Birmingham Rate Books they are listed as using a room at 41 Fountain Road, Edgbaston for business purposes.