LEWIS Charles Philip. Private, 500094, 3rd Coy, Royal Army Medical Corps, Malta Garrison, died 5th June 1917 at Imtarfa Military Hospital, Malta. Born 1899 at Brighton and enlisted at Brighton, Sussex, son of Frederick who was granted a war gratuity on the 17th January 1918 and Florence Charlotte.
Some notes from what remains of his army record.
He joined up on the 4th November 1914, and was living with his parents at 33 Ewart Street, Brighton, later his parents moved to 50 Hannover Street, Brighton. He was posted to 2nd Eastern General Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps (Territorial Force), Brighton. He embarked for Malta on the 20th August 1915. In Malta he was serving with the 2nd Eastern General Hospital (T) and he was attached to 3rd Company, Royal Army Medical Corps, Malta Garrison. While in Malta he reported sick on the 26th May 1917 at St Paul's Hospital, Malta complaining of a headache, sore throat and constipation which he had for four days. He was later transferred to Imtarfa Military Hospital on the 26th May 1917 and died at 5-25 pm on the 5th June 1917 of Pleuropneumonia and Enterica.
CARTER Thomas. Sapper, 97326, 107th Field Coy, Royal Engineers. Died 11th June 1917 at Military Hospital, Tigne, Malta . Born at Bartstone, enlisted at Doncaster, both in Yorkshire His widow Sarah was granted a war gratuity on the 13th December 1917, his son Rowland , granted a war gratuity on the 23rd February 1918.
MOORCROFT Thomas. Private, 83429, 38th General Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 14th June 1917, aged 20 years in a hospital in Malta. Son of Thomas Moorcroft, of 13 North Street, Littleover, Derby.
All at rest in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. Plot C Row XIV Grave 3
