Edward HEWIT

Regimental number791
Place of birthNewcastle New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationIronmonger
Address7 Dawson Street, Cook's Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Robert Hewit, 7 Dawson Street, Cook's Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date4 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Rosenberg Plateau Plots) (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 32), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
125
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Mary HEWIT, 7 Dawson Street, Newcastle, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal