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The Hewitt brothers
The Hewitt brothers
Three sons of James and Jeannie Hewitt, of County Down. They all joined the army, serving in different units. Ernest went missing on 15 June 1915 in France, and Holt and William both died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
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Born 1885
Died 1915
British Army Lieutenant Royal Lancaster Regiment
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Born 1893
Died 1916
British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 9 Battalion
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Born 1887
Died 1916
British Army 17872 Private Royal Irish Rifles
British Army Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
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