Personal data
| Name | Hewitt |
|---|---|
| Initials | E.H. |
| Christian name | Ernest Henry |
| Date and place of birth | Belfast; 05.11.1885 |
| Profession | Secretary (insurance company) |
| Family | Son of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hewitt, of Mornington Park, Bangor, Co. Down. |
Extra information
- Information 2
- Vice-captain of the North of Ireland [Rugby] Football Club; bell-ringer
- Information 3
- Member of the Ulster Volunteer Force
- Information 1
- Educated at Bangor Grammar School, Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Queen's University, Belfast
Military data
| Rank | Lt. |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Unit | 4 King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 29 |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Le Touret Memorial, Panel 5 |
Other information
- Information 1
- Killed in action. CWGC:"Died Between 15.06.1915 and 16.06.1915"
- Information 2
- His brothers William Arthur, 2nd Lt. 9 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, and Holt Montgomery, Lt. 109 Co. Machine Gun Corps, also fell, both on 01.07.1916.
- Information 3
- 'The Three Brothers' Lamp' e Belfast Central Branch. Endowed on 28.07.1924. First lit on 13.12.1924 at The Memorial Hall, Farringdon Street, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of Ernest Hewitt, Lt., 4th Battn. K.O.R.I.R., 15.6.1915, Holt Hewitt, Lt., and William Hewitt, Inniskillen Fusiliers, 1.7.1916." (Donated by Miss E.K. Cooke.)
- Information 4
- The 3 Hewitt brothers are commemorated on a tablet in St Comgall's Church, Bangor.
Media
Sources
- Source
- Liber Vitae 1923
- Source 2
- Liber Vitae 1928