Major William Mark Hewitt, Royal Engineers

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  1. alanatabz

    alanatabz Well-Known Member

    Looking for any info on Major William Mark Hewitt of Bomb Disposal, RE

    Ideally DOB, DOD and anything done post war. He was clearing minefields in 1946, don;t see much after that
     
  2. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    I have no idea if any of these below are your man, I have only gone on his name and the probability he was born somewhere between 1912 and 1922

    Recommendation for Award for Hewitt, William Mark Rank: Lieutenant Service... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 373/66/810
    Description:
    Name Hewitt, William Mark
    Rank: Lieutenant
    Service No: 73550
    Regiment: Corps of Royal Engineers
    Theatre of Combat or Operation: Non-Combatant Gallantry
    Award: The George Medal
    Date of announcement in London Gazette: 25 March 1941
    Date: 1941
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew
    Legal status: Public Record(s)
    Closure status: Open Document, Open Description


    Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989-2015
    Name: Mr William Mark Hewitt
    Gender: Male
    Age: 87
    Birth Date: 1914
    Death Date: Sep 2001
    Residence Place at Death: Elgin, Moray, Scotland
    Postal Code District: Iv30

    Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1916
    Name: William Mark Hewitt
    Baptism Date: 4 Jun 1914
    Baptism Place: Chesterfield, Holy Trinity, Derbyshire, England
    Search Photos: Search for 'Chesterfield, Holy Trinity' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
    Father: William Frederic Hewitt
    Mother: Edith Hewitt


    http://www.royalengineersbombdisposal-eod.org.uk/george_cross.html
    73550 Capt William Mark Hewitt. GM.
    56 Bomb Disposal Section.
    11 Bomb Disposal Company.
    Posted in the London Gazette on the 25 March 1941.Awarded for a incident in the River Tyne, East Linton, Est Lothian on the 30 October to the 1st November 1940.A bomb landed in the River Tyne close to a bridge at East Linton. Capt Hewitt dived several times into the flooded river to locate the bomb. He could not see due to the mud the fuze type, but attempted to immunise it, these attempts were unsuccessfull. Finally he attached a rope to it and aided by Cpl Ramsey and Sapper Smith they were able to tie it round the bomb. The whole section assisted in pulling the bomb from the river. The fuze was identified and immunised, then the bomb sterilised. Thanks to Hewitt and his men a important bridge was saved from destruction

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  3. gmyles

    gmyles Senior Member

    Hi

    The Ashcroft Medal Collection at IWM London has many GCs so if you live near London It might be worth a visit.

    Gus
     
  4. harkness

    harkness Well-Known Member

    My money's on this chap (based on his occupation):

    1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
    137 Brockwell Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
    NAME DOB OCCUPATION
    Edith Hewitt 23 Aug 1871 Unpaid Domestic Duties (widow)
    Margaret Creswick Hewitt 06 Jan 1910 Private Coaching Of Children (single)
    William Mark Hewitt 03 May 1914 Electrical Engineer (single)
     

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