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Lewis Alfred Hewett

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a hand coloured black and white photo after returning from WWII

Lewis Alfred Hewett

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Lewis Alfred AWMM
  • Surname
    Hewett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 60504 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    25 July 1912 Public - Ross - Child - 9 November 2018 - Birth Certificate
  • Place of birth
    Petone, Wellington, New Zealand Public - Ross - Child - 9 November 2018 - Birth Certificate
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1941 AWMM 101 Nelson St., Petone AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Upolsterer Public - Ross - Child - 9 November 2018 - Business name
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. V.K. Hewett, 101 Nelson St., Petone (m) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 60504 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.159 Motor trimmer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.159
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.159
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

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  • Always be remembered Dad
    Public - Craig Francis - Child - 7 February 2019
    Report 

Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.159 AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
28 July 2019Ross LewisAuckland, New ZealandChild
07 February 2019Craig FrancisAuckland New ZealandChild
09 November 2018RossAucklandChild

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