Personal data
| Name | Hewitt |
|---|---|
| Initials | W.A. |
| Christian name | William Arthur |
| Date and place of birth | Belfast; 23.01.1893 |
| Profession | Bank clerk |
| Family | Son of James H. and Jeannie D. Hewitt, of Altamont, Bangor, Co. Down. |
Extra information
- Information 1
- Educated at Royal Belfast Academical Institution
- Information 2
- Played rugby for the North of Ireland Rugby Football Club
- Information 3
- Member of the Ulster Volunteer Force
Military data
| Rank | 2nd Lt. |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Unit | 9 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 23 |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 4 D and 5 B. |
Other information
- Information 1
- Killed in action
- Information 2
- His brothers Ernest Henry, Lt. 4 King's Own, and Holt Montgomery, Lt. 109 Co. Machine Gun Corps, also fell, the former on 15 June 1915, the latter on 01.07.1916.
- 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 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
- Commemorated with his brothers on brass tablet in St Comgall's Church Bangor.
Media
Sources
- Source
- Liber Vitae 1923
- Source 2
- Liber Vitae 1928