William Stanley HEWETT

Regimental number6537
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFireman
Address7 Auburn Street, Auburn, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, F.G. Hewett, 7 Auburn Road, Auburn, New South Wales
Enlistment date11 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 6 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row Q, Grave No. 22), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
69
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Leonora HEWETT, "Yarrabee", Anderson Avenue, Ryde, New South Wales. Native of Summer Hill
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal