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HEWES, Frederick William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5977 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Breaker |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 2 July 1940, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 5977, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 5977, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 5977, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 27 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 12 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Division Cyclist Company, At Ferry Post | |
| 26 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, From 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion | |
| 15 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From ANZA Corps Cyclist Battalion | |
| 4 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, From 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 24 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 5977, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Hewes and Elizabeth Hewes nee Mayers of Ascot Vale Road, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Next of kin given as his sister A.T. Pattinson of NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 20 May 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 2 July 1919
Medals: 1914-14 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Frederick married Amelia Priscilla James in Victoria