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HEWITT, James Strickland
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX13851 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1940, Caulfield, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia, 14 November 1915 |
| Home Town: | Bangerang, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Point, Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia, 29 May 2002, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 1 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, VX13851, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Caulfield, Vic. | |
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| 12 Oct 1945: | Discharged VX13851 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son f Arthur Hawkridge HEWITT and Isabella HEWITT nee STRICKLAND, Bangerang North, Victoria
Husband of Beryl May HEWITT nee RONALD, 'Taleena', Stokes Street, Queenscliffe, Victoria
Farmer, Soldier and Sportsman
Jim spent his war years, first in the Middle East and then in New Guinea where he eventually became commander of B Company in the 2nd/3rd Machin Gun Battalion.
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