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Charles James Hewitt on Forces War records

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Ronald

Ronald Report 24 Feb 2026 12:58

May I please ask some kind person to look up this gentleman on Fold3.com. He was born in 1872 in South Lambeth, London. A hint on Ancestry shows him to have been a Chelsea Pensioner with some record details, but it appears that there are further details on the Fold3 website.
I'd be grateful for your help.
Regards,
Ron

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 24 Feb 2026 13:48

His service record is on FMP

Transcription of first sheet

First name(s) Charles James
Attestation corps 9th (Queen'S Royal) Lancers
Last name Hewitt
Discharge corps 9th (Queen'S Royal) Lancers
Birth year 1872
Document type Attestation
Birth parish Lambeth
Series WO 97
Birth town London
Series description Wo 97 - Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records 1760-1913
Birth county Surrey
Archive reference WO 97/5106
Birth country England
Box 5106
Service number 3429
Box record number 113
Regiment 9th Lancers
Country England
Year 1891
Archive The National Archives
Attestation date 03 Nov 1891
Record set British Army Service Records
Attestation age years 19
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Attestation age months 10
Subcategory Regimental & Service Records
Attestation service number 3429
Collections from Great Britain, England


Served in South Africa and India

Left the Army in 1904

Jink20

Jink20 Report 24 Feb 2026 22:08

Second Boer War, Medals to British and Commonwealth Forces, 1899-1902


Hewitt, C.J.
Rank Name Private
Service Number 3429
Queens South African Medal -Clasps Awarded
Johannesburg,Diamond Hill,Wittenbergen,Relief of Kimberley,Natal,
Service British Army
Regiment lancers
Battalion 9th

Also awarded King's Medal South Africa + clasps for SA 1901 and SA 1902

Ronald

Ronald Report 25 Feb 2026 10:55

Thank you so much ErikaH and Jink20 for the information you've provided.
I'm really grateful.
Ron