Ernest George HEWISH

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Service Numbers:	4403, 4403
Enlisted:	2 May 1915, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Warrant Officer Class 1
Last Unit:	3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1
Born:	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1886
Home Town:	Stanmore, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Stanmore Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Instrument Attendent
Died:	Natural Causes, Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 16 February 1972, aged 86 years
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Independent area. Uniting Church Lawn B, Row 1, Grave 5
Memorials:

2 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 4403, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, Sydney, NSW
15 May 1915:	Involvement 4403, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 May 1915:	Embarked 4403, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, RMS Mooltan, Sydney
31 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1
31 Dec 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1
1 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, 4403 , 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

Son of George Hewish and Annie Hewish of 30 Harrow Road, Stanmore, NSW

Husband of Alma Victoria Hewish nee Breeze of Harrow Road, Stanmore, NSW. Ernest and Alma married during 1910c in Newtown, NSW

Ernest saw service in Egypt, Lemnos, Gallipoli and France.

Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HS Soudan as nursing staff disembarking on 3 July 1919

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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