Reginald Thornton HEWES

HEWES, Reginald Thornton

Service Number: 30267
Enlisted: 5 September 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 4th Divisional Ammunition Column
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town: Arncliffe, Rockdale, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Saddler
Died: Wounds, 54th (London) General Hospital, France, 27 September 1917
Cemetery: Wimereux Communal Cemetery
Plot V1, Row B, Grave 16. Headstone inscription reads:- Though lost to sight to memory ever dear peace perfect peace, Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

5 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 30267, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
9 Nov 1916: Involvement Driver, 30267, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1916: Embarked Driver, 30267, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Benalla, Sydney
21 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 30267, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Shell wound to the right arm resulting in amputation

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Samuel Hewes and Emily Hewes of 'Trafalgar', Bellereve Street, Arncliffe, NSW

Served his five year apprenticeship with G.R. Whitbread, Regent Street, Syndey, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal