Personal data
| Name | Hewitt |
|---|---|
| Initials | H.M. |
| Christian name | Holt Montgomery |
| Date and place of birth | Belfast; 11.06.1887 |
| Profession | Commercial traveller |
| Family | Son of James H. and Jeannie D. Hewitt, of 97, Mornington Park, Bangor, Co. Down. |
Extra information
- Information 1
- Educated at Royal Belfast Academical Institution
- Information 2
- Played rugby for Bangor and the North of Ireland Rugby Football Clubs
- Information 3
- Member of the Ulster Volunteer Force
Military data
| Rank | Lt. |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Unit | 109 Co. Machine Gun Corps |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 29 |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, XIX.D.9; personal inscription: I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE |
Other information
- Information 1
- Killed in action
- Information 2
- His brothers William Arthur, 2nd Lt. 9 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, and Ernest Henry, Lt. 4 King's Own, also fell, the former on 01.07.1916, the latter on 15.06.1915.
- Information 3
- 'The Three Brothers' Lamp' - 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 memomry 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