Percy Richard Hewitt (MM)

Name

Percy Richard Hewitt (MM)

Conflict

First World War

Date of Death / Age

16/06/1918
19

Rank, Service Number & Service Details

Private
126402
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
19th Bn.

Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards

British War and Victory medals
Military Medal

Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country

CHAMBRECY BRITISH CEMETERY
Plot I, Row E, Grave 10.
France

Headstone Inscription

Not Researched

UK & Other Memorials

Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
All Saints Church Memorial, Leavesden,
Leavesden Green Memorial (Original),
Leavesden Green Memorial (2014),
We are not aware of any memorial in Bricket Wood to the villagers

Pre War

Son of Sarah Ann (nee NEALE) HEWITT of Bricket Wood, Herts, and the late Charles HEWITT.

His parents married 23 January 1889 at All Saints, Leavesden, Herts.  Charles died 1916 in Bricket Wood aged 52, and was buried 14 December at All Saints, Leavesden; Sarah died 1948 in the St Alban’s, Herts, district aged 82.

Percy was born 10 January 1899 in Bricket Wood, and baptised 3 February 1899 at All Saints, Leavesden.  He attended Callowland Board School, Watford, from 5 April 1910 to 14 February 1913.

On the 1901 Census, aged 2 he lived in Bricket Wood, with his parents and four siblings.  On the 1911 Census, at school aged 12, he still lived in Bricket Wood, with his parents and five siblings.

Wartime Service

He enlisted in Watford, and was formerly Private 51213 Suffolk Regiment.  

He was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and was killed in action.  

Additional Information

Unfortunately, Percy’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.

Percy is also commemorated on the family headstone in All Saints Cemetery, Leavesden, although the recorded date of death as May 1918 does not reflect CWGC records. The inscription reads:

Acknowledgments

Jonty Wild, Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)