William John – Hewitt – Great Eastern Railway – Boy 2nd Class – 16/11/1916
Title
William John – Hewitt – Great Eastern Railway – Boy 2nd Class – 16/11/1916
Initials / forenames
William John
Surname
Hewitt
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Navy
Military rank
Boy 2nd Class
Military number
J/93486
Railway department
Cromer
Railway job
Parcels Van Lad
Ship
HMS Powerful
Date died
16/11/1916
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: April 1919, p77
Memorial
Southrepps (St James) Churchyard
Notes
Aged 17, son of John Henry and Anne E. Hewitt, of Chapel Rd., Upper St., Southrepps. He was with the GER for two years. He enlisted in October 1918. He died of pneumonia.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Great Eastern Railway Magazine (Image: Great Eastern Railway Society); Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
19/09/2016
Last updated
19/09/2016
Citation
“William John – Hewitt – Great Eastern Railway – Boy 2nd Class – 16/11/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/54031.