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2nd Lt. · 9 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

William Arthur Hewitt

† 01/07/1916 · 23 jaar · Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 4 D and 5 B.

Persoonlijke gegevens

NaamHewitt
InitialenW.A.
VoornaamWilliam Arthur
Geboortedatum en -plaatsBelfast; 23.01.1893
BeroepBank clerk
FamilieSon of James H. and Jeannie D. Hewitt, of Altamont, Bangor, Co. Down.

Extra informatie

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

Militaire gegevens

Rang2nd Lt.
Regiment / Eenheid9 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Sterfdatum
Leeftijd23
Begraafplaats / GedenktekenThiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 4 D and 5 B.

Andere informatie

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Killed in action
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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

Bronnen

Source
Liber Vitae 1923
Source 2
Liber Vitae 1928