Card, Lewis Oswald
Entered Guy's in 1897, but left before taking any professional examination to join the Regular Army. He served through the Boer War between 1899-1903, with the Border Horse and the Imperial Light Horse, and obtained two medals with seven clasps. In 1906 he served with the Transvaal Mounted Rifles in the Zululand Rebellion, where he obtained the medal and clasps. Between 1906 and 1914 he was a member of the H.Q. Squad of the Northern Mounted Rifles - was a first class shot and was a member of the Loyd-Londry team of the H.Q. Squadron. During the war he was promoted to the rank of Corporal and would have taken his commission, but died from wounds whilst serving with the R.A.S.C. Guy's Hospital Reports Vol.LXX, War Memorial Number
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Card |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Lewis Oswald |
| Date of birth | 1879 |
| Place of birth | Lewes, Sussex |
| Family details | Son of Henry Curtis Card, East Street, Lewes, Sussex |
| Previous education | Uckfield Grammar School |
| College | Guy's Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1897 |
| Dept / course | Conjoint Course |
| Qualifications | Did not qualify - joined the regular army |
| Military unit | In Boer War - Border and Imperial Light Horse. In 1906 Mounted Rifles. 1906-1914 HQ Squad of Northern Mounted Rifles. Royal Army Service Corps |
| Place enlisted | London |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Campaigns | Boer War (1899-1903); 1906 served in Transvaal in Zulu Rebellion. 1906-1914 Member of HQ in Northern Mounted rifles. |
| Decorations / medals | Boer War - 2 medals with 7 clasps. Zululand Rebellion - medal with clasps |
| Date of death | 18 May 1915 |
| Age at death | 36 |
| Rank at death | Corporal - due to take commission |
| Cause of death | Wounds |
| Burial place | Lewes Cemetery |
| Commemoration(s) | Guy's Hospital Memorial |
| Sources | Guy's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission |