| Regimental number | 6881 |
| Place of birth | Blackburn England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Gardener |
| Address | No. 35466, State Savings Bank, Footscray, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Father, James Hewitt, 20 Linden Street, Blackburne, Lancashire, England |
| Enlistment date | 6 August 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | 2nd Divisional Signal Company, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/12/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 March 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 27 August 1917 |