Arthur HEWITSON MID

HEWITSON, Arthur

Service Number: 1032
Enlisted: 15 February 1915, Queenscliff, Vic.
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 22nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia, 27 February 1893
Home Town: Queenscliff, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Butcher
Died: Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 4 November 1956, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Point Lonsdale Cenotaph, Queenscliff Methodist Church Honor Roll
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World War 1 Service

15 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1032, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Queenscliff, Vic.
10 May 1915: Involvement Private, 1032, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915: Embarked Private, 1032, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
26 Aug 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Egypt
6 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1032, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
22 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1032, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
13 Sep 1916: Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Mouquet Farm, For good service rendered at Pozieres (Mouquet Farm).
21 Oct 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 22nd Infantry Battalion, France
3 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1032, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW to right arm. Evacuated to England. Rejoined unit 19 November 1917.
14 Apr 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1032, 22nd Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, GSW to right arm (severe) sustained in front line near Ribemont, France. Evacuated to England.
25 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1032, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RTA 18 January 1919 and discharged as medically unfit (right arm).

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

After his return from war service, Arthur Hewitson played 4 games for Geelong Football Club in the VFL competition in 1920.