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Surname: HEWITT
Forename(s): Herbert
Place of Birth: Leeds, Yorkshire
Service No: 15/449
Rank: L/Sergeant
Regiment / Corps / Service: Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 15th (Service) Battalion. (1st Leeds)
Division: 31st Division
Age: ---
Date of Death: 1916-07-01
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 2 A 2 C and 2 D.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)
Additional Information:
Herbert Hewitt (born 23 November 1882) was the son of Daniel and Margaret Hewitt, née Kilburn. Daniel was born at Irchester, Northamptonshire and Margaret at Ingleton, Yorkshire. Herbert was the cousin of Gunner George Henry Butt (122064) (q.v.); Private Wilfred Butt (203544) (q.v.) and L/Corporal John William Kilburn (2984) (q.v.).
1891 Wortley, Yorkshire Census: 14, 14th Avenue - Herbert Hewitt, aged 8 years, born Leeds, Yorkshire, son of Daniel and Margaret Hewitt.
1901 Wortley, Yorkshire Census: 4, Gilpin Terrace - Herbert Hewitt, aged 18 years, born Leeds, Yorkshire, son of Daniel and Margaret Hewitt.
1911 Leeds, Yorkshire Census: 9, Redshaw Road or 4, Farcroft Terrace - Herbert Hewitt, aged 28 years, born Leeds, son of Daniel and Maggie Hewitt.
Herbert was married to Lucy Elizabeth Thompson in 1913.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Cpl Herbert Hewitt, 15/449, West Yorkshire Regiment. Theatre of War first served in; (3) Egypt. Date of entry therein: 22 December 1915.
The 15th (Service) Bn Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) (1st Leeds), informally known as the Leeds Pals, were amalgamated with the 17th (Service) Bn Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) (2nd Leeds) to form the 15th/17th Battalion on the 7 December 1917.
Herbert is commemorated on the Kirkstall War Memorial.
Data Source: Craven Herald Article
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
HEWITT, Sergeant Herbert, West Yorks. (Leeds ‘Pals’), son of Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt, of Leeds, formerly of Ingleton, killed in action in France July 1, 1916.
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 31st Division
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