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HEWITT, Joseph Eric
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 116, O32, 032 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Air Vice Marshal |
| Last Unit: | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Born: | Tylden, Victoria, Australia, 13 April 1901 |
| Home Town: | Murchison, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Cancer, Windsor, Victoria, Australia, 1 November 1985, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 31 Dec 1914: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant |
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Non Warlike Service
| 31 Dec 1914: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Cadet Midshipman, 116, Royal Australian Navy, Joined RAN at the young age of 13 Royal Australian Naval College, Jervis Bay | |
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| 26 Jan 1919: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Midshipman, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Naval College, Jervis Bay NSW |
World War 2 Service
| 29 Jan 1923: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal, O32 |
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Non Warlike Service
| 30 Jan 1923: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, On loan for 5 years from RAN to RAAF Jan 2023 rank Flying Officer at No. 1 Training School |
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World War 2 Service
| 2 Apr 1928: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant |
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Non Warlike Service
| 3 Apr 1928: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, 116, Royal Australian Navy, Discharged from RAN 3 April 1928 joined RAAF 4 April 1928 | |
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| 4 Apr 1928: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 032, Royal Australian Air Force, Completed 5 years on loan from RAN to RAAF then joined RAAF permanently 1928 as Flight Lieutenant | |
| 13 Apr 1956: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal, O32 |
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