We remember John Hewitt

We remember John Hewitt

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1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8561370 1915 - 4th February 1916
service British Army Private 2289 King's Liverpool Regiment Source:1850632
service British Army Sapper 86455 Royal Engineers 185 Tunnelling Company Source:8508951
1916
death Died of wounds On 4th February 1916, 18 British soldiers were killed when the Germans detonated a camouflet near the British three level mine system. Sapper John Hewitt was one of those soldiers. La Boiselle, Somme, France Source:8508951 Source:8561370 4th February 1916
burial Becourt Military Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France 1.J.9. Source:8508951

Details

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Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Hewitt
Source 1850632
Gender
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Male
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Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2289 King's Liverpool Regiment Private
British Army 86455 Royal Engineers 185 Tunnelling Company Sapper

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Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Glen107

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