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| On 26th April 1918, at Givenchy in France, in a daylight attack on a series of crater posts, Hewitson, aged 25, led his party to their objective, clearing the enemy from both trench and dug-outs and killing 6 who would not surrender. After capturing the final objective he saw a German machine-gun team coming into action against his men. Working his way round the edge of the crater, he attacked the team, killing 4 and capturing one. Shortly afterwards he launched into a bombing party which was attacking a Lewis gun, killing 6 of them.
James Hewitson was born at Coniston, Lancashire on 15th Oct 1892. He died in Ulverston, Lancashire on 2nd March 1963, aged 70. There is a memorial to him in Coniston Churchyard. |
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