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Lewis William Riess

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Lewis William Riess Veteran

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
5 Jan 1946 (aged 58)
Antwerp, Arrondissement Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
Burial
Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
Plot
Plot E Row 1 Grave 81
Memorial ID
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Lewis was a Civilian working with the Young Men's Christian Association in Antwerp, Belgium.
He entered the Service from Pennsylvania.

According to the document "Reports of Deaths of Americans Citizens Aboard", Riess died of a massive heart attack. Body was cremated on January 11, 1946, and left in the custody of the British YMCA. His wife gave them permission to inter his ashes in Cambridgeshire.
Lewis was a Civilian working with the Young Men's Christian Association in Antwerp, Belgium.
He entered the Service from Pennsylvania.

According to the document "Reports of Deaths of Americans Citizens Aboard", Riess died of a massive heart attack. Body was cremated on January 11, 1946, and left in the custody of the British YMCA. His wife gave them permission to inter his ashes in Cambridgeshire.


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  • Maintained by: stevenkh1
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56293743/lewis_william-riess: accessed ), memorial page for Lewis William Riess (19 Oct 1887–5 Jan 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56293743, citing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by stevenkh1 (contributor 47175148).