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HEWITT, Harry Asplin
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3125, V5794 |
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Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | Auxiliary Horse Transport Company/ies |
Born: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 30 July 1889 |
Home Town: | Barnawartha, Indigo, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Stuart Mill, Victoria, Australia, 26 April 1963, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Stuart Mill Cemetery |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3125, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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26 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3125, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3125, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
17 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, Egypt | |
16 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, Egypt | |
8 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 3125, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages | |
26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 3125, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, Third Ypres | |
8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 3125, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, The Battle of Amiens | |
21 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , France | |
12 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3125, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , RTA 5 July 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
World War 2 Service
29 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V5794 | |
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29 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), V5794, Auxiliary Horse Transport Company/ies | |
9 Jun 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), V5794, Auxiliary Horse Transport Company/ies |
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Birth Registraion Details
Name:Harry A Hewitt
Birth Date: 1889
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1889
Registration Place: Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia
Father: George Hewitt
Mother: Emma Hewitt
Registration Number: 27728