Regimental number | 8282 |
Place of birth | Wallaroo, South Australia |
School | Adelaide High School, South Australia |
Other training | Cadet, Chemical Laboratory, University of Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Pharmacy student |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 122 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Agnes Hewish, Main North Road, Nailsworth, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in School Cadets for 2 years; 4 years in Senior Cadets; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Australian General Hospital, Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Ambulance |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'He was loved by all the boys in the Ambulance. His officers in writing spoke of his sterling work & high standard of bravery under fire.' (details from mother) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 12), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 182 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Albert and Agnes HEWISH, Main North Road, Prospect, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 4 April 1916. On leave to United Kingdom, 27 January 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 6 February 1917. Transferred to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 4 April 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 4 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as HERISH. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HEWISH Ernest Duncan |