South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War in Which | Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Home | Not believed to have served abroad | Shoeburyness (St. Andrew) Churchyard |
| Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| Not believed to have served abroad | ~ | Leamington Spa War Memorial |
| Leamington St. Paul's Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted for WW1 | |
| Died of Bronchitis & Peritonitus | January 1915 in Leamington Spa | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Shoeburyness War Hospital, Essex | Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry | ~ |
Previous Military Service
- 07 Jan 1885 - Enlisted a Private 1557 in Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry
- 17 Dec 1885 - Posted to Malta
- 18 Feb 1888 - Posted to India
- 03 Nov 1892 - Posted Home
- 12 Nov 1892 - Posted to Army Reserve
- 06 Jan 1897 - Discharged from Army
Circumstances of Death
| Walter died of Bronchitis & Peritonitis on 13 Jun 1916 at the Shoeburyness War Hospital, Essex.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1866 in Leamington Spa | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Henry and Emma Hewitt | Both deceased (1910 & 1902 respectively) of Leamington |
| Wife | Marriage Details |
| Annie Barbara Hewitt nee Cox | 8 Jun 1896 in Lillington, Warwickshire |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1866 - Leamington Spa | 1875 - School age |
| 1871 - 11 Villiers Street North, Leamington Spa | 1881 - Bricklayers Labourer |
| 1881 - 11 Villiers Street North, Leamington Spa | 1885 - Soldier in Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry |
| 1891 - Army Barracks in India | 1891 - Soldier in Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry |
| 1901 - 6 North Villiers Street, Leamington Spa | 1901 - Labourer |
| 1911 - 6 North Villiers Street, Leamington Spa | 1911 - Engine Driver at Brickyard |
| 1916 - 6 North Villiers Street, Leamington Spa | 1914 - Asst at Burgis & Colbourne of Leamington |
- Walter's son Dudley Harold Walter Hewitt also served, enlisting in Leamington Spa in 1915
- In the 1911 census Walter is shown as having two children, Dudley (aged 13) and Eva (aged 11)
