Alick Smith HEWSON

Regimental number24/1686
Date of birth15 November 1987
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShepherd
Age at embarkation28.10
Height5' 6.5"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinFather, A Hewson, Ashburton
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 October 1915
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 8 January 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unitNew Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 27 March 1919
Discharge date6 June 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action, France, 21 September 1916.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board SS 'Kia Ora', 27 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 6 June 1919.

War Service: 3 years 333 days (of which 3 years 122 days were abroad).

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death10 July 1950
Age at death52
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 15, p. 8