Warren Lewis
British Army officer and historian (1895–1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Warren Hamilton Lewis (16 June 1895 – 9 April 1973) was an Irish historian and officer in the British Army, best known as the elder brother of writer and professor C. S. Lewis. Warren Lewis was a supply officer with the Royal Army Service Corps of the British Army during and after the First World War. After retiring in 1932 to live with his brother in Oxford, he was one of the founding members of the Inklings, an informal Oxford literary society. He wrote on French history, and served as his brother's secretary for the later years of C. S. Lewis's life.
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Warren Lewis | |
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Born | Warren Hamilton Lewis (1895-06-16)16 June 1895 Belfast, Ireland |
Died | 9 April 1973(1973-04-09) (aged 77) Oxford, England |
Relatives | C. S. Lewis (brother) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1913–1932 |
Rank | Captain (acting major) |
Unit | Royal Army Service Corps |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
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