| Lewis or Louis Tizard was born in 1849 being the son of Joseph and Charlotte Tizard of Pennington, Hampshire. His father was a carpenter/joiner by trade so perhaps the Royal Engineers was a natural choice for Lewis enlist in. By 1871 Lewis was a Wheeler in the Royal Engineers and attending the School of Military Engineering at Brompton Barracks. In 1881 he was stationed the Royal Engineers South Camp at Aldershot and had been promoted Artificer Corporal. As shown in the above photograph Tizard served in Egypt earning the Egypt Medal with one clasp and the Khedive's Star. He also wears another medal looks like the Long Service & Good Conduct Medal but this may not be the case as he wears what appear to be at least three LS&GC stripes on his left cuff. To the best of my knowledge both of these symbols of exemplary service were not worn together. Could this third medal be the Distinguished Conduct Medal? His right sleeve bears the wheel badge which was worn by both Wheeler and Artificers but by the time this photo was taken he held the later rank. In May, 1891 Tizard married Maria Huffell in Fulham, London. The marriage did not survive long as Lewis Tizard died in London in 1899. Cabinet Photograph W & J. Stuart - Photographer 47 & 49 Brompton Road, Kightsbridge, London S.W., England c. 1885 |
