| Regimental number | 2318 |
| Place of birth | Maryborough, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Howard via Maryborough, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 11.25" |
| Weight | 173 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Hewlett, Howard via Maryborough, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 11 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Division Engineers |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined unit details, Tel el Kebir, 28 December 1915. Transferred to 5th Division Engineers, Serapeum, 9 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 13 June 1916. Admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 20 September 1916 (synovitis, right knee); transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 25 September 1916; to 10th Casualty Clearing Station, 25 September 1916; to Ambulance Train No 25, 3 October 1916; to England, 4 October 1916 (synovitis, right knee, and fluid on knee), and admitted to Military Hospital, Chatham, 5 October 1916 (myalgia); transferred to Red Cross Hospital, Sevenoaks, 17 October 1916 (rheumatism); to 1st Australian Auxiliary hospital, Harefield, 17 January 1917; discharged on furlough, 26 January 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 2 February 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Benalla', 13 February 1917; disembarked Brisbane, 10 April 1917; discharged (medically unfit: rheumatism), Brisbane, 4 June 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Maryborough, Victoria. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HEWLETT Joseph |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
