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Lewis Cox
Played by Dylan Edwards
| Fact title | Fact data |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 September 1896 |
| Place of birth | Ashburton |
| Age at outbreak of WW1 | 18 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Halecot Farm, Devon |
An amiable, but passive, young man, Lewis has always assumed that he will follow in his father Isaac’s footsteps as a farmer.
However the introduction of the Military Service Act means he will be conscripted unless he can prove his indispensability to the war effort at home. Not one to bear a grudge, Lewis would rather go fishing than get embroiled with the family conflict unfolding around him at Halecot Farm.






