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Hewitt, William Henry
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Hewitt, William Henry
Date Of Birth
19 Jun 1884
Age
33
Birth Place
Copdock, Suffolk
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Copdock, Ipswich,Suffolk; Southsea, Hampshire, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Date
20 Sep 1917
Date Of Death
7 Dec 1966
Information
Later Major. Served in East Africa in the Second World War.
Rank Name
Lance Corporal
Service Number
8162
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
12329 (V.C.); Issue: 30400 (V.C.)
Duty Location
East of Ypres, Belgium; France and Flanders
Service
South African Army
Regiment
South African Light Infantry
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Place of Death
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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