BORN HESSLE 1894. SON OF GEORGE & ESTHER JEWITT, OF 27 ROSE STREET, HULL.
SUGAR MILL LABOURER & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY WORKER.
HUSBAND OF ADA LOUISE LIVED AT 4 LEONARD’S AVENUE, RHODES STREET, HULL.
SERVED IN THE 2ND WILTSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, 24/04/1917, AGED 23. COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL.
HIS WIDOW, ADA AND DAUGHTER, MINNIE, MOVED TO 13, VICTORIA SQUARE, HESSLE (WAR PENSION ADDRESS).
HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE HESSLE ROLL OF HONOUR, ALL SAINTS PARISH CHURCH (98 NAMES).
| Name | Sydney Jewitt |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hessle, Yorks |
| Residence | Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Richard Jewitt, of 13, Victoria St., Hessle, Yorks; Husband of Ada Louisa Jewitt, of 4, Leonard’s Avenue, Rhodes St., Hull. |
| Death Date | 24 Apr 1917 |
| Death Place | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull, Yorks |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wilthsire) Regiment |
| Battalion | 2nd Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 26975 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 220356, Royal Army Service Corps, And 27979, Dorsetshire Regiment. |
First name:
SYDNEY
Military Number:
26975
Rank:
Private
Date Died
24/04/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
23
