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John Percy Leon Lewis, military officer
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John Percy Leon Lewis, military officer

John Percy Leon Lewis - a Guyanan military officer - died on 7 April, 2020 due to COVID-19. Lewis had also been president of the Guyana Rugby Football Union. He is believed to have been Guyana's sixth coronavirus victim, dying a few days after his wife Juliet Lewis who died on March 27 from pneumonia. Deputy Commandant of The Guyana Peoples Militia Longest serving reserve officer in Guyana with over 30 years of service. Only reserve officer to become a full Colonel by moving up from a Reserve Subaltern in 1968. Only reserve officer to be awarded the Military Service Medal. Lewis died on 7 April, 2020, in Guyana due to complications from COVID-19.