Hewson, John Errington | Universities at War

Personal details

Badges and Insignia -Northumberland Fusiliers. Image kindly provided by Wartime Memories Project.

Name on Memorial:

Hewson, J. E.

Forename(s):

John Errington

Surname:

Hewson

Date of Death:

Sunday, July 9, 1916

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Staff

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Service Number:

10811

Rank:

Sergeant

Service:

Army

Unit:

Northumberland Fusiliers, 11th Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

John was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, the son of Henry and Isabel Vasey. He had one sister called Isabell Vasey.

Before the First World War John was employed as a Laboratory Assistant at Armstrong College.

John died of his wounds on 9th July 1916 aged 28.

Addresses before and during the war

Ridley Villas, All Saints, Newcastle (place of residence as entered in the 1891 Census) 48 Victoria Terrace, Whitley Bay (place of residence as entered in the 1911 Census)

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

John is buried in the Puchevillers British Cemetery in France.

Memorials

Additional images

Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Ian Johnson, Rosie Setford