Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Seven: Stoker W. C. Hewlett, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (K.18315, W. C. Hewlett, Sto. 1. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.18315, W. C. Hewlett, Sto. 1. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.18315, W. C. Hewlett, Sto. 1, H.M.S. Furious) the G.V.R. awards heavily polished, therefore fair, the Second War awards good very fine (7) £100-£140

William Charles Hewlett was born in Stockbridge, Hampshire, on 26 April 1894 and enlisted in the Royal Navy on 12 March 1913. His Great War service included service in H.M.S. Amethyst, in which he was present at the First Battle of Heligoland Bight, and later participated in the Gallipoli landings on ‘Y’ Beach, during the landing at Cape Helles. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 27 June 1928, and re-entered the service with the new service number P/KX.87502 on 11 November 1935.