BOAM L. E.

Lewis Edwin Boam

Private 28742

10th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regt.)

Lewis Edwin Boam died on 10th October 1918, aged 26 years, while a prisoner of war. He was buried in the POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY, Poland.

He was born c1892 in Winster, near Matlock, Derbys, to parents George & Jane Boam. Prior to enlistment, he was living at 31 Appletree Road, Stanfree, near Clowne, Derbys, with his wife Annie Boam.    

From ‘Soldiers who died in the Great War 1914-19 – Part 49 The Sherwood Foresters’

BOAM Lewis Edwin. Born Winster, Derbys, enlisted Matlock, Derbys (resides Chesterfield, Derbys). 16th Bn., Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regt.). L/Cpl 28742, Died, France & Flanders, 10th October 1918.

"Lest we forget - The Blackwell Colliery War Souvenier"

L. E. Boam, 31 Appletree Road, Stanfree. Enlisted  4-8-15. Sherwood Foresters. Actions: France. Promoted Lance-Corpl. Taken prisoner 22-3-18, and presumed to have been killed whilst working in a mine in Germany.

BACK TO STANTON HILL NAMES

Research by Heather Faulkes