BORN HULL 1893. SON OF WILLIAM THOMAS & ELIZA HEWSON, at 13 COBDEN TERRACE, TERRY STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). PRIOR TO WAR HE WA EMPLOYED AS A PACKER AT THOMPSONS, OF GROVESNOR STREET, HULL. HE WAS POPULAR WITH ALL.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 08/09/1917, AGED 23. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 20/09/1917. *
NB: JOHN HENRY HEWSON, RGA – 49 MAYFIELD ST.
First name:
JOHN WILLIAM
Military Number:
33229
Rank:
Private
Date Died
08/09/1917
Place died:
Roeux British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
23
