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HEWETT, Joseph Phillip
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5117 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1916, Liverpool, NSW, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pyrmont, NSW, Australia, 25 September 1886 |
| Home Town: | Daceyville, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Coal Lumbar |
| Died: | Kingsford, NSW, Australia, 30 June 1958, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Grave Location: Roman Catholic FM 16/Grave 962; buried with his - Wife: Barbara Ellen (nee-Campbell-Brown) Hewett. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5117, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5117, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Liverpool, NSW, Australia | |
| 1 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 19th Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-4) | |
| 5 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5117, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5117, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Sydney | |
| 29 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5117, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 36th Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-4) | |
| 18 Jun 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Merris (France), Honours & Awards - Awarded - Military Medal: 18/06/1917, for conspicuous bravery & gallantry in recent offensive; (NAA, Pg-5) Service Record of Private: Joseph Phillip HEWETT, SN 5117. | |
| 13 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5117, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 33rd Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-4) | |
| 25 Aug 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5117, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Discharge - Medical: 25/08/1920, (3rd M.D) 3rd Medical District - Melbourne, Vic, Australia; (NAA, Pg-15) Service Record of Private: Joseph Phillip HEWETT, SN 5117. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Son of Joseph Samuel HEWETT & Mary Ann (nee-REYNOLDS) HEWITT.
Next of Kin - Wife: Barbara Ellen (nee-CAMPBELL-BROWN) HEWITT.