BORN BARTON 1882. SON OF CHARLES HEWITT (1846-1912) & BETSEY A. HEWITT, of BARTON. BOTH PARENTS DECEASED. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 9.5 INCHES TALL, 38 INCH CHEST, 160 LBS WEIGHT, GOOD PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.
A HULL POSTAL WORKER & TELEGRAPHIST. LIVED AT 2, MARGARET STREET, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL, IN 1915 (ARMY ADDRESS).
ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE ROYAL ENGINEERS, 33RD DIVISIONAL COMPANY. APPOINTED CORPORAL ON 27 NOV 1916. SKILLED TELEGRAPHIST AND WIRELESS OPERATOR. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 26 AUG 1917, AGED 35. SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR 1 YEAR AND 304 DAYS.
HE LEFT £551 IN HIS WILL TO JOSEPH THOMAS HEWITT (GROCER) AND CHARLES WILLIAM HEWITT (TAILOR).
| Name | Harry Hewitt |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Barrow-on-Humber, Lincs, 1882 |
| Death Date | 26 Aug 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull – 27 Oct 1915 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Regiment | Royal Engineers |
| Regimental Number | 77261 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | 33rd Divisional Signal Company, R.E. |
First name:
HARRY
Military Number:
77261
Rank:
Corporal
Date Died
26/08/1917
Place died:
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
35
HOLLY BANK, BARTON UPON HUMBER, , NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
