Private 3035 William Rupert Hewitt

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Australian Infantry - A.I.F. - 58th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 21
Date of death: 15th of July 1916 (Saturday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Victoria, Australia
Burial / Memorial: Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery Fleurbaix - I. K. 89.

Family details:
Son of James and Isabella Hewitt, of Derham St., Spotswood, Victoria, Australia. Born at St. Helens, Lancs., England.

Census details:
1901 - 5 years old William Rupert is living at 87 Windleshaw Road, St Helens with parents James (29), Isabella (34) and brother Horace J (1). Visiting the address is Elizabeth Macauley (22). 1911 - Sees 15 years old 'Electricians Apprentice' William Rupert living at 3 Spray Street, St Helens with parents James (40), Isabella (45) and brother Horace James (11).

Notes:
Served as Rupert in the A.I.F. [url=lmem.php?lmem=12]Remembered On the Ormskirk Street Memorial, St Helens.[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=31]Remembered on the Knowsley Road School Memorial.[/url]

Date of embarkation: 29 September 1915 Place of embarkation: Melbourne Ship embarked on: RMS Osterley 6th Infantry Battalion - 10 to 12 Reinforcements (September-November 1915) [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/HewittWER_AIF.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/R_Hewitt_AIF.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private William Rupert Hewitt at Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix (Photo courtesy of Margaret Dufay.)[/caption]