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Fredrick HEWITT

Regimental number3067
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
SchoolCoogee Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSteward
AddressUna, Vic Street, Watson's Bay, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 6"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinSister, F M George, Una, Vic Street, Watson's Bay, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve.
Enlistment date8 July 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19-20 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 10), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
159
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Florence GEORGE, Glen Lomond, Woy Woy, New South Wales. Native of Sydney
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Joined 2nd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 5 February 1916.

Transferred to 54th Bn, 14 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, 16 February 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Killed in action, 19/20 July 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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