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Charles Douglas Hewson

In memory of:

Lieutenant Charles Douglas Hewson

April 9, 1917

Military Service

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

75th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

June 7, 1896
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

April 1, 1916
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Frank Albert and Hattie Kent Hewson, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 255 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

1.A.2.

Location:

The CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2 is about 2.5 kilometres north of the village of Neuville-St. Vaast. The village is about 6 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Bethune. The cemetery is on a spur road turning left from the road to Givenchy-en-Gohelle, about 1 kilometre south of the Canadian Memorial at Vimy.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Photo of CHARLES DOUGLAS HEWSON– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of CHARLES DOUGLAS HEWSON – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Circumstances of Death– Circumstances of Death- Lieutenant Charles Douglas Hewson.

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    Circumstances of Death – Circumstances of Death- Lieutenant Charles Douglas Hewson.
  • Grave marker– 25 April 2018, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) cefrg.ca

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – 25 April 2018, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) cefrg.ca
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Charles Hewson– Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Charles Hewson
    Photo of Charles Hewson – Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Diary– WAR DIARY 75th Battalion CEF 1917

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    Diary
    Diary – WAR DIARY 75th Battalion CEF 1917
  • Grave Marker– Lt. Charles Douglas Hewson is remembered on this monument at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Lt. Charles Douglas Hewson is remembered on this monument at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
  • Inscription– Detail

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Detail
  • Photo 2 of Grave Marker– Detail of family information.

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    Photo 2 of Grave Marker – Detail of family information.
  • Grave Site– Canadian Cemetery No. 2 - The Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located on Vimy Ridge and is attached to the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Grave Site
    Grave Site – Canadian Cemetery No. 2 - The Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located on Vimy Ridge and is attached to the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located by the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located by the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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