HEWETT, ERNEST
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Uttoxeter Advertiser |
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Where born |
Uttoxeter |
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When born |
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Where enlisted |
Leek, Staffordshire |
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Regiment & Unit at the time of death |
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) |
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Posted 2nd/4th London |
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Former Service Number and Regiment |
23084, Royal Field Artillery |
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Rank |
Private |
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Service Number |
68400 |
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G/68400 |
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Date of Death |
26 October 1917 |
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Where Killed or died |
France/Flanders |
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How he died |
Killed in Action |
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Location of Grave or Memorial |
Cement House Cemetery – Grave XII. D. 15. |
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Beyond the basic information from CWGC and SDGW, information about Ernest is proving very elusive.
His death in October 1917 in France/Flanders points towards his being a victim of Passchendaele..