BORN HULL 10/10/1895. SON OF DANIEL HEWITT (1870-1941) & MARY ADELAIDE BENNETT (1869-1929). SON OF A MECHANICAL ENGINEER. HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS, INCLUDING HIS TWIN GLADYS
THE FAMILY LIVED AT 5, ASH GROVE ROAD, GOODMAYNES, ESSEX (WAR PENSION ADDRESS)
HE ENLISTED IN STRATFORD, ESSEX. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 6534, OF THE LONDON REGIMENT.
TRANSFERRED TO THE MACHINE GUN CORPS. HE DIED ON 22/08/1918, AGED 22.
COMMEMORATED AT THE ETAPLES MILIATARY CEMETERY, FRANCE.
HIS BROTHER, PRIVATE, GEORGE SPILMAN BENNETT TODD, OF THE 9TH ESSEX REGIMENT, DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 24/03/1916, AGED 17.
| Name | Gordon Hewitt Todd |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire |
| Residence | Romford, Essex |
| Death Date | 22 Aug 1918 |
| Death Place | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Stratford |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Machine Gun Corps |
| Battalion | (Infantry) |
| Regimental Number | 65338 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 6534, Lond. R. |
First name:
GORDON HEWITT
Military Number:
65338
Rank:
Private
Date Died
22/08/1918
Place died:
Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
22
5, ASH GROVE ROAD, GOODMAYNES, ESSEX, UK
Place Buried
