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HEWISH, Albert Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3038 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Strangways, South Australia, 17 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Nailsworth, Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | South Australia, 29 August 1973, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
North Brighton Cemetery, S.A. Commemorated with a plaque in the SA Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Enfield Methodist Church Honour Roll, Oodnadatta Old Scholars Honour Roll, Prospect Roll of Honour G-Z WWI Board, William Creek War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 2 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3038, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 2 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3038, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, 3038, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 50th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 3 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3038, 50th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to Phthisis | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 3038, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Albert Hewish and Agnes Hewish nee Condell of Main North Road, Nailsworth, SA
Brother of Ernest Duncan Hewish who was killed in action on 4 October 1917 at Ypres, Belgium while serving with the 6th Field Ambullance. Buried in the Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Plot 11, Row B, Grave 12
Commenced return to Australia on 27 July 1917
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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