Private William Albert Jewitt
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Jewitt,
William Albert
Date of birth: 1897-11-04
Place of birth: Kinloss Township Bruce County Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mr. James Jewitt, father; RR5, Lucknow, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
RR5, Lucknow, Bruce County, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-10-19
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Duisans British Cemetery, VIII. B. 5.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 651093
Highest Rank:
Private
(1st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 1st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 160th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-12-31 to 1918-02-23
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Unknown
Awards
Military Medal (Unknown)
Source: The Military Medal: Canadian Receipients, 1916-1922 Authors: Harry and Cindy Abbink Publishers: Alison Publishing Co., 1917
Comment: Details, citation or circumstances surrounding this award are unknown.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 169994
LAC ID:
493451
Service file: B4836-S035
Uploader's Notes: Private William Albert Jewitt served with the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF, following the breakup of the 160th Battalion in Feb. of 1918. Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Jewitt, of Lucknow, Ontario, Canada.
Uploader's Research notes: From 1934 reunion booklet "Bruce in Khaki" and The Canadian Virtual War Memorial. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 160th Battalion "D" Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Battalion Military Medal Unknown Details, citation or circumstances surrounding this award are unknown. ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20