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HEWINS, Herbert Vincent
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1455 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1901 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles |
| Born: | Sandringham, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Brighton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boundary Rider |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Middle Kraal, South Africa, 29 May 1901 |
| Cemetery: |
Middleburg Cemetery, South Africa |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Boer War Memorial (Queen Victoria Square), Brighton War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1455 | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 1455, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
| 1 Feb 1901: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1455, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
| 15 Feb 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1455, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, SS Orient. | |
| 29 May 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 1455, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Killed in Action. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Herbert Vincent HEWINS was born in Sandringham, Victoria in 1884
His parents were Edwin Henry HEWINS & Caroline Margaret McCAULEY
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