BORN HULL 22/5/1892. ALSO KNOWN AS JACK. SON OF FRANCIS AND MARY HEWITT, AT 14 RYDE STREET (NAVY RECORDS ADDRESS).
BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED AS A CLERK FOR A COAL EXPORTER.
HE ENLISTED, ON 22/11/1915. SENT TO FRANCE WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, ON 10/7/1916. JOINED THE HOWE BATTALION 20/08/1916. REPORTED MISSING/KILLED IN ACTION 13/11/1916.
HE IS COMMEMORATED AS JACK HEWITT, ON THE ST JOHNS NEWLAND CHURCH MEMORIAL, CLOUGH ROAD, HULL
First name:
FRANCIS SMITH
Military Number:
8527
Rank:
Able Seaman
Date Died
13/11/1916
Place died:
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Age:
24
