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