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George Frederick also known as Augustus Fredrick Hewet
| Name on Board | AF Hewet |
| Name on Service Records |
George Frederick also known as Augustus Fredrick Hewet |
| Enlistment Age | 24 |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Place of Birth | Williamstown, Vic |
| Next of Kin | Alfred George and Isabella Hewet |
| Address | 10A Nelson Place, Williamstown, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 22/08/1914 |
| Service No. | 1051 (previously 620) |
| Enlistment Place | Footscray, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 19/10/1914 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Hororata A20 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 7th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 8/08/1915 |
| Unit on Death | 7th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | KIA - previously reported missing at Lone Pine (No known grave) |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Gallipoli |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Additional Information
As he was also known as Augustus Fredrick his first names on his enlistment papers differs from the Williamstown Town Hall Honour Board.
George Hewet sailed with the First Convoy of 38 ships which departed from Albany, Western Australia on 1 November 1914.
George Frederick Hewet ('Hewett' on original papers - his name was corrected on the Lone Pine Memorial in May 1926).
A Court of Enquiry held in the field in France on 5 June 1916 found that Hewet was killed in action at Gallipoli in August 1915.
In response to correspondence from the military noting that the final resting place of her son was unable to be located, Mary Hewet wrote that a friend of her son told her that he was last seen alive in a trench later known as Scobie Trench at Lone Pine and was buried either in a trench there or at the top of Browns Dip with other Australian and Turkish soldiers. A copy of this correspondence is on George Hewet's service records.
Additional References
The National Anzac Centre, Albany, Western Australia
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