PARAS Hewitt, Ernest Hamilton

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Hewitt ​

• FORENAME

Ernest Hamilton (Jock) ​

• UNIT

21 Independent Company ​

• RANK

Lance Corporal ​

• NUMBER

1443162 ​

• AWARD

Military Medal ​

• PLACE

Arnhem 1944 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 24.08.1921, Glasgow, UK​

apprentice Watchmaker pre-war​

brother Mitchell Hewitt 2 HLI awarded Military Medal too​

03.02.1939 enlisted Royal Artillery​

03.11.1943 transferred Parachute Regiment​

06-20.12.1943 Parachute Course 94, RAF Ringway​

posted 21st Independent Company, 3 Platoon​

1944 promoted Lance Corporal​

op.Market Garden​

died 21.01.2004​

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