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HEWITSON, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5122 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1916, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gateshead-on-Tyne, England, United Kingdom, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5122, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5122, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5122, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 4 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5122, Wounded in action; shell wound to the face | |
| 9 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 5122, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5122 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-07-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry and Ann Hewitson of Sybil Street, Kogarah, NSW; brother of Mrs Catherine Clark of Gateshead, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal