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HEWITT, Brian Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1037 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fingal, Tasmania, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | North Motton State School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Sheep Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery Row A, Grave 17, 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Latrobe War Memorial, Moriarty St George's Church New Ground Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1037, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1037, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1037, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 63 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW
Son of Harry Scott Hewitt and Agnes (Margaret) E. Hewitt (later known as Agnes Shaw) of Tasmania. Next of kin given as his sister Bethis Agnes Douglas of Moriarty, Tasmania. Brother of Estelle Hewitt of Greens Beach, Tasmania
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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