Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Hewett Benjamin Joseph

Born 25^th October 1897 Hobart Tasmania the son of John Robert and Ada Frances Hewitt (nee Smith) a pastry cook he embarked Melbourne 11^th October 1915 on board “HMAT Nestor” with the 3^rd Field Artillery Brigade 10-12 Reinforcements.

He was serving with the 103rd Heavy Battery Australian Field Artillery when he died 9^th November 1916 in France when the dugout he was in collapsed and he was suffocated. He is commemorated in the Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, Albert Combles Area, France

Ben and sister Olive Hewett 1915

Photo Courtesy Lorraine Polglase

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