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Francis Buswell HEWITT

Regimental number909
Place of birthMinyip Vic
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressMinyip, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinWife, Mrs Lilian Hewitt, Minyip PO, Minyip, Victoria
Enlistment date18 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 28 December 1916
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 146), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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