Information about the HEWITT family being added during 1918
John Edward HEWITT (16.01)
Born
1885 Akaroa, New Zealand
Parents: Elizabeth Ann BATES and John HEWITT
Occupation
Farmed at Waimana, New Zealand
Died
Saturday 28 August 1915 Hill 60, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey
Will
Edward’s Intestate Letters of Administration were filed at Wellington Court on 19th October 1918. A small postcard, set the day before his death in the Dardanelles, to his friend Harry Marra, leaves all his property and possessions to his brother Gordon, apart from 100 pounds to go to a friend.
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James (Gordon) HEWETT (16.02)
Born
26 May 1886 Akaroa, New Zealand
Parents
Elizabeth Ann BATES and John HEWITT
Resided
Left the South Island and begun farming about 1905 at Waimana near Whakatane
Occupation
Farmer
Religion
Church of England
Height
6 feet and a half inches
Eye Colour
Brown
Complexion
Dark
Military
20 August 1915 Enlisted (five days before the death of his brother Edward)
1916 – 1916 part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force and was first admitted to a UK hospital in Cairo on 13 January 1916, then to New Zealand General Hospital on 18 January with illness that couldn’t be diagnosed. He had typhoid symptoms and chest troubles. He was transferred to the New Zealand Aotea Convalescent Home on 22 March and was a very sick man at the time of his discharge to base 5 April 1916
2 April 1916 transfered to 2nd Infantry Battalion
28 June 1916 rejoined the 1st Battalion of the Canterbury Regiment and was posted to the 13th N.C.W. Coy.
9 December 1916 Military Medal
24 April 1917 promoted to Lance Corporal
7 June 1917 wounded in France
19 July 1917 admitted to No. 51 General Hospital noted as hit during courageous action.
16 August 1917 Distinguished Conduct Medal
28 August 1917 Discharged from General Hospital and returned to Base in France rejoining his unit in September.
12 October 1917 promoted to Corporal with approvals to Temporary Lance Sergeant
13 November 1917 Promoted to Sergeant
8 April 1918 Admitted to 56 General Hospital with gun shot wounds to his head. He embarked for England 9 April and was admitted to 2/NZ General Hospital at Walton on Thames, Surrey on 6 June. He was transferred to 3/NZ General Hospital at Hornchurch, a convalescent hospital and discharged to Codford, Wiltshire on 6th July for leave until 27 July.
12 September granted one month’s agricultural leave at Codford until 12 October and he marched into sling ex Codford on 17 October.
24 October 1918 he went back overseas rejoining his battalion on 2 November in France.
1 February 1919 departed for New Zealand on ‘Hororata’ arriving on 18 March.
27 March 1919 Discharged. No 9/1438. Rank Sergt., Canterbury Infantry. Served Abroad 3 years, 160 days
14 April 1919 Finally discharged.
Occupation
Returned to Waimana, New Zealand after the war to his land off Raroa Road and took on the task of clearing and fencing it. A respected dairy farmer and breeder of Jersey cattle, breeding under the name of ‘Brooklands’. He supplied mile to the Waimana Cheese Factory. Gordon often helped out neighbouring farmers with cows in difficulty either bloating or calving. He was an active member of the Waimana community, on the Board of the Waimana Cheese Factory. He was also a Trustee of the Waimana Estate and concerned about all community matters, such as road and county affairs and a Justice of the Peace until he died. Often people would call on him, or he would go to see local Maoris at their homes to witness their signing of documents. All of the Maoris in the area had a great respect for him. He had worked hard all of his life and expected his employees to to work hard also but was remembered as being a fair and kindly man and he would help anyone in need.
Married
Kathleen Iberia WARDLOW
About Kathleen Iberia WARDLOW
Born: 1896 on the ship ‘Iberia’ on the Atlantic Ocean
Siblings: Thomas WARDLOW, Mary WARDLOW
Previously Married: George NIELSON (died of Typhoid)
Children of Kathleen Iberia WARDLOW and George NIELSON: Jessie NIELSON who was raised with her grandmother and Charles NIELSON with his mother. The two children didn’t have much contact with each other until they met at school. They didn’t regard each other as siblings by that time.
Children
Edward Bertrum (Ted) HEWITT 11 September 1922 Opotiki, New Zealand
Naida HEWITT 27 March 1921
Sold the Farm
1950s sold the farm to Jimmy WARDLOW (brother-in-law) for 13,000 pounds. Kept three acres surrounding the house.
End of Life
Didn’t cope well with the death of his son Ted on 25 December 1941
Died
4 July 1965 Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Cause of Death
Blood disorder
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Edward Bertrum (Ted) HEWITT (16.02.1)
Born
11 September 1922 Opotiki, New Zealand
Education
Waimana Primary School 1927 – 1935
Gisborne High School (boarded) 1936 – 1938
Further Training
Studied A.C and D.C electricity at Bower’s Engineering College, Auckland
Military
20 January 1940 forms filled out. Parental consent forms weren’t filled out until June. Ted Was only 17.
7 October 1940 filled in form for ‘Asttestation for Service in the Air Force Reserve, Class C – Section II
22 December 1940 enlisted for aircrew training at the Ground Training School, Levin
8 February 1841 posted to No 2 Elementary Flying Training School, New Plymouth to commence his flying training.
22 March 1941 No 3 Service Flying Training School at Ohakea
5 May 1941 Awarded flying badge
14 June 1941 Promotion to sergeant
2 July 1941 Embarked for service in the East
End of 1941 Posted to No. 67 Squadron to Burma
Parents
James Gordon HEWITT and Kathleen Iberia WARDLOW
Died
25 December 1941
Cause of Death
Short down over Burma while engaged in a battle with Japanese Zeros – World War II
Naida HEWITT (16.02.2)
Born
27 March 1921
Parents
James Gordon HEWITT and Kathleen Iberia WARDLOW
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Stanley John Livingstone HEWETT (16.03)
Born
1889 Akaroa
Married
1915 Margaret (Amy) SLY
About Margaret (Amy) SLY
Born: 1894
Known as: Amy
Note: Amy’s great grandparents Alexander (Sandy) McIntosh who was born in Glasgow in 1799 and died in Christchurch 1881 and his wife Margaret MACFARLANE (1801 – 1881) were the first settlers of McIntosh Bay (now Menzies Bay) on the north side of the Bank’s Peninsula, New Zealand. They arrived in New Zealand in 1840 with a large family including triplets.
Children
Gerald HEWETT
Bruce HEWETT
Murray HEWETT
Jeffrey HEWETT
Sources:
Dawn Miles – Genealogy Research Notes http://www.angelfire.com/ky/dawnsplace/index.html