Hewitt, Edwin John Hedley

Date of Birth	1903-10-03
Date of Death	1951-11-25
Age	48
Gender	Male
Birth Place	Australia, Victoria, Melbourne
Cause of Death	Complications of surgery

Service Details

Service	RNVR - Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve
Date of Entry	1939-03-21
Rank	Lieutenant
Discharged Date	1944
Discharge Notes	Discharged physically unfit
Service Record	No
Ship	Unknown

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Woden Cemetery formerly Canberra General Cemetery
Cemetery Address	Woden (Phillip), ACT
Demonination/Area	Ex Servicemans
Section	D
Grave Number	39
Grave Type	Burial - Grave

Notes

RNVR service in the Straits Service Royal Navy Volunteer Service based in Penang, Malaysia. Served at sea in minesweeping and patrol boats. Seriously injured in Japanese bombing raid in 1943.

Sources

Obituary Canberra Times 26 Nov 1951 page 4; Royal Navy Lists 1939-42

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