G – Hewitson – London and North Western Railway – Lance Corporal – 29/03/1915
Title
G – Hewitson – London and North Western Railway – Lance Corporal – 29/03/1915
Initials / forenames
G
Surname
Hewitson
Railway company
London and North Western Railway
Military unit
King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1st Battalion
Military rank
Lance Corporal
Military number
7595
Railway department
Goods Department, Leyland
Railway job
Goods Porter
Date died
29/03/1915
Magazine reference
London and North Western Railway Gazette Volume 4, July 1915, pg. 217; [Previously Wounded - London and North Western Railway Gazette Volume 4, June 1915, pg. 181]
Memorial
Strand Military Cemetery
Notes
Son of Francis and Margaret Hewitson of Longton, Preston. 2 different regiments given for Hewitson; King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in the London and North Western Railway Gazette.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, London and North Western Railway Gazette, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Citation
“G – Hewitson – London and North Western Railway – Lance Corporal – 29/03/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/54037.