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HEWITT, George Witton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 787 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, 25th Infantry |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 15 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Government messenger |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 25 June 1964, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 787, 4th Infantry Battalion, 25th Infantry | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 787, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 787, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 4 Jul 1916: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Commonwealth Gazette' No. 79 (6 July 1916). | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, At Lone Pine 6-8th August 1915 Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 |
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