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William Hewitt

In memory of:

Private William Hewitt

August 26, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

3031868

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (2nd Central Ontario Regt.)

Additional Information


Son of Benjamin and Sarah Hewitt, of Leeds, England.

Commemorated on Page 428 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ORANGE HILL CEMETERY- FRANCE
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

A. 15.

Location:

Orange Hill Cemetery lies due north of Tilloy les Mofflaines, a village in the Pas-de-Calais Department of France, and 3 kilometres south-east of Arras along the D939 road. From Tilloy les Mofflaines, take the D939 towards Cambrai until you come to a roundabout with a junction for the D37 towards Feuchy. Follow this road for 2 kilometres, then take a track to the east towards the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Honour roll– British Home Children World War 1 Honour Roll
  • Circumstances of death registers
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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