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HEWES, George Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 515 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Colchester, Essex, England, 3 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman / Fisherman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 515, Depot Battalion , Randwick, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 515, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 515, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 5 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 515, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for M.E.F Gallipoli per H.M.T. "Derfflinger" | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 515, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 515, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt -- Gallipoli Evacuation ex H.M.T. "Huntsgreen" | |
| 18 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 515, 54th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Caledonian" | |
| 29 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 515, 54th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 515, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 515, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 515, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 515 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by VWM Australia
The Official Point of Commemoration has been moved from the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial to V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles - France because he was killed in action [missing] at Fromelles.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Previous military service in Royal Naval Reserve.
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