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HEWITT, James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3260 |
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Enlisted: | 28 March 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Balaklava, South Australia, 1879 |
Home Town: | Morgan, Mid Murray, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 12 April 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval Row 21A, Site 8 Grant Expires 31/12/1932 |
Memorials: | Lower North Adelaide War Memorial WW1, North Adelaide Christ Church Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
28 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3260, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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27 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 3260, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: '' | |
27 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 3260, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Malakuta, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
20 December 1918 - Returned to Australia on board Orontes
Medals:British War Medal, Victory Medal
RSL Information
6 March 1920 - Joined Cadell SubBranch
February 1955 - Transferred to Clarence Park Sub Branch
Badge 3334 - lost
In 1920 James was living in Cadell, South Australia. At the time of death his residential address was 52 Third Avenue