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.