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Samuel Williamson Hewetson

In memory of:

Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Williamson Hewetson

March 6, 1917
London, England

Military Service


Age:

44

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Army Medical Corps

Division:

8th Canadian Field Ambulance

Citation(s):

British War Medal and Victory Medal

Additional Information


Born:

November 5, 1872
Bruce County, Ontario

Enlistment:

November 23, 1915
Medicine Hat, Alberta

Father of Adelaide Roma Morden Hewetson of Pincher Creek, Alberta.

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:

PENNINGHAME OLD CHURCHYARD
Wigtownshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

N/A

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Samuel Williamson Hewetson– From The War Book of Upper Canada College, edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923.  This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War.
  • Memorial Tablet– Samuel Williamson Hewetson is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1st, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during  the First World War.  Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario.
  • Honour Roll– From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918".  McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.

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