English Māori Charles Montague Lewin Born 1878 - Died 4 August 1951 PDF Key details Service number59 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesCharles Montague AWMM SurnameLewin AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number59 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1878 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationCaptain Montague Lewin, Addington, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM CampaignRelief of Kimberley AWMM Paardeberg AWMM Driefontein AWMM Johannesburg AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number59 AWMM Military serviceArtillery ('A' Battery), Christchurch AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsQueen's South Africa Medal AWMM King's South Africa Medal (South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 clasps) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentSouth Africa Farm hand/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsSouth Africa Vessel was Waiwera AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 1st Contingent, 1 Company AWMM Pre WW1 Private AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Lewin was described as being a good horseman, sportsman and soldier, and of having a keen sense of humour. (Stowers, p.166)He departed Cape Town aboard the S.S. 'Woolloomooloo' and later joined the 20 Company, 6 NZMR as Corporal. He sailed aboard the S.S 'Cornwall' from Auckland on the 30 January 1901.Lewin was promoted to Sergeant-Major and later to Lieutenant.He was severely wounded at Swartwater in January 1902 where he'd scraped together a squadron and held a ridge against Botha with splendid gallantry. (Stowers, p.166)After the war he started a successful stable business in Pretoria.Lewin later moved to Bega (New South Wales) where he engaged in carting timber from bush to railhead, using a steam lorry. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death4 August 1951 AWMM Age 73 AWMM AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Charles Montague Lewin by laying a poppy. Arthur Cecil Lewin Charles Lewin Charles Montague Lewin Ernest Herbert Lewin Horace Lewin Lay a poppy for 2020 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Charles Montague Lewin Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Veteran : official publication of the South African War Veterans' Association… Library / Pictorial › publication Christchurch, New Zealand ; Hamilton, New Zealand UB359.N5 VET Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNew Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction Further Reference Military Personnel File https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20521441&digital=yes Further Reference DocumentsSt Clair Inglis, A. (c1902). Souvenir Album of the first New Zealand Contingent South African War. Auckland, N.Z.: Arthur Cleave & Co. AWMM Stowers, R. (1992). Kiwi versus Boer : the First New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
