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HEWITT, Rupert Morton
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2661, 2661B |
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Enlisted: | 24 May 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Melbourne, Vic., 1889 |
Home Town: | Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
Schooling: | Essendon State School No 483 |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 11 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France I O 2A, Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Essendon State School No 483 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
24 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2661, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
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27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2661, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2661, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
11 Jul 1916: | Involvement 2661B, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2661B awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-11 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of oseph and Emma HEWITT, Moonee Ponds, Victoria