Private 2110 Frederick Hewitt

Frederick Hewitt

Regiment/Unit: Royal Welsh Fusiliers - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/10/1915

Age at death: 23
Date of death: 21st of March 1918 (Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Pozieres Memorial - Panel 19 to 21.

BMD details:
Birth: 20 Sandon Street, St. Helens, Lancashire, England 1st Qt.1895 - Prescot Vol 8b - Page 753

Family details:
Son of James Hewitt, of 60, Crossley Rd., Thatto Heath, St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1901 - 6 years old Frederick is living at 8 Scholes Lane, Thatto Heath, St Helens with widowed father James Hewitt (32) and brother Joseph Hewitt (8). They are staying at the home of grandparents John Hewitt (60), Alice Hewitt (56) and relatives Richard Hewitt (21), Annie Hewitt (18), William Hewitt (17), Arthur Hewitt (14). 1911 - Sees 16 years old 'Coalminer's Daywager' Frederick living at Alexandra Vaults, Crossley Road, Thatto Heath, St Helens with remarried father (Publican) James Hewitt (42), stepmother of 5 years Rachel Hewitt (38), brother Joseph Hewitt (18), half siblings May Hewitt (4), William Hewitt (2) and step- siblings: Mary Seddon (7), Florence Seddon (15), Lily Seddon (13), Herbert Seddon (11). Also at the address are Rachael's widowed sister Elizabeth Ginnelley (49) with her children Francis Ginnelley (12), Ellen Thorpe (19), and boarder James Fairhurst (68).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/2110FrederickHewitt.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/2110_Hewitt.jpg[/pic][caption]A dedication for Private Frederick Hewitt at St Helens Cemetery (Photo Courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/FHewitt_Pozieres.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Pozieres Memorial bearing the inscription for Private Frederick Hewitt (Photo courtesy of Ste M)[/caption]