Private 2153 William Hewitt PAGE

Private 2153 William Hewitt Page{gallery}Pte W H Page{/gallery}Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Killed in action in France and Flanders 17th April 1918, aged 26

• Commemorated: Loos Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. Panel ref: Panel 22 to 25
• Awarded 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals.
• Son of William and Mary Ada Page
• NNWFHS Memorial: Kingsbury
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Pte Page
• NNWFHS Kingsbury War Memorial Page
• Midland Railway Study Centre War Memorial Page
• Loos Memorial
• Royal Warwickshire Regiment

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born 25 May 1881 in Sparkbrook, Birmingham
• Employed as a branch-man on the Midland Railway in the coaching section at Kingsbury Station [1911]
• Enlisted September 1914 

  Midland Railway Employment History (including National Archives reference)

• Taken on 16 Dec 1907 as assistant porter at Hazelwell (Camp Hill line) aged 16. Pedigree No. 1010. Previously a warehouse boy. (RAIL491/1020).
• 12 Oct 1908 Transferred to Bournville (RAIL491/996 p.649)
• 12 Oct 1908 Assistant porter at Bournville & Strichley Street (RAIL491/996 p.460)