HEWITT, Ernest W. "Jock"
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Hewitt, Ernest W. "Jock" Date of birth:  Unknown Nationality:  British       MILITARY MEDAL (MM) Rank: Lance Corporal Unit: No.3 Platoon, 21st Independent Parachute Company, 1st Airborne Division, British Army Action: On the 23rd September 1944 this N.C.O. was manning a bren gun in a house which was largely destroyed by a heavy mortar. Although buried in the debris and suffering from an injury to his back, he extricated his gun and brought it into action again. On the 24th September in the morning he was wounded but refused to leave his position. Finally he led his section out over the river though barely able to walk.         Provide alterations or additional information Information source(s):   - GIJBELS, P. & TRUESDALE D., Leading the Way to Arnhem, R.N. Sigmond Publishing, Renkum, Nederland, 2008. - The Pegasus Archive - The Battle of Arnhem Archive