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James Bryan Hewitt

In memory of:

Gunner James Bryan Hewitt

December 26, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

L/101922

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Artillery

Division:

2 Lt. A.A. Regt.

Additional Information


Born:

June 19, 1921
Kelso, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

August 18, 1942
Regina, Saskatchewan

Son of James F. and Ethel S. Hewitt, of Kelso, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 334 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

III. G. 12.

Location:

The FAENZA WAR CEMETERY lies at Via provinciale Santa Lucia, within the Commune of Faenza in the Province of Ravenna. It lies in the fields 1.5 kilometres south-east of Faenza and is approached by a secondary road which branches off the main road Bologna-Forli (Route No.9) just east of the town. The cemetery is permanently open.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave Marker– A picture of the grave of Gunner James Bryan Hewitt, killed in action December 26th 1944. Flowers placed on his grave and picture taken by his nephew Bob Bunting in March 2016.
  • Photo of James Bryan Hewitt– Picture of James Bryan Hewitt in uniform
  • Picture of James Bryan Hewitt with his sister Rita (Hewitt) Bunting– Picture of James Bryan Hewitt with his sister Rita (Hewitt) Bunting
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– The Toronto Star, February 8, 1945, page 24

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