Frederick William HEWES

HEWES, Frederick William

Service Number: 5977
Enlisted: 26 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 4th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town: Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Horse Breaker
Died: Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 2 July 1940, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

26 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 5977, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
9 Nov 1915: Involvement Gunner, 5977, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915: Embarked Gunner, 5977, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
27 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade
12 May 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Division Cyclist Company, At Ferry Post
26 May 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, From 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion
15 Feb 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From ANZA Corps Cyclist Battalion
4 Nov 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, From 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column
24 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 5977, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Frederick Hewes and  Elizabeth Hewes nee Mayers of Ascot Vale Road, Moonee Ponds, Victoria

Next of kin given as his sister A.T. Pattinson of NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 20 May 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 2 July 1919

Medals: 1914-14 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1920c Frederick married Amelia Priscilla James in Victoria