Interviewee: Hewitt, T. H., b. 1889

Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel. Medals and Honours: Military Cross (MC)

An interview/narrative of T. H. Hewitt's experiences during World War I. Lieutenant-Colonel Hewitt, M.C. served with the 46th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Interview took place on July 6, 1982.

Interviewer: Bell, Chris

ABSTRACT: Lt.-Col. T.H. Hewitt, M.C. 46th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force Hewitt_T_0065_01.mp3 Born on Feb. 1, 1889 in Yorkshire, Eng. Initially came to Canada, to one of the large English-sponsored colony-ranches near Moose Jaw, as a boy of sixteen (1905). Comments on horses, wildfowl, homesteading, etc. Speaks of his family in England. (10:00) He was later joined in Canada by his father. For five years worked in the post office; salary fifty dollars per month. In May 1910 became a Deputy Registrar in the Saskatchewan government land titles office. Was a member of the local militia and, in 1915, joined the 46th Battalion, C.E.F. which became part of the 4th Canadian Division. To France in 1916, fought on the Somme. Lewis gunner. Sergeant. Commissioned just before the battle for Vimy Ridge. Hewitt_T_0065_02.mp3 Action around Lens. (40:00) Battle casualties, British army strength. Germans fortified French towns, much of it underground. Missed Passchendaele as he was away on course. (45:00) Discussion changes to current times, returned to life in Moose Jaw. Battle of Amiens, summer of 1918. Trip to the Rhine after the Armistice. Returned to Canada in 1919. Demobilized. (13:00)

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Bell, Chris
• Hewitt, T. H., b. 1889

Subject

• Military history
• Canada. Canadian Army
• World War (1914-1918)
• Great Britain. Army

Language

• eng

Keyword

• Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use
• World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Canadian
• Lewis machine gun
• Amiens, Battle of, Amiens, France, 1918
• Canada--Canadian Army--Canadian Expeditionary Force--Canadian Division, 4th
• Moose Jaw (Sask.)--Social conditions
• Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916
• Vimy Ridge, Battle of, France, 1917
• Hill 70, Battle of, Lens, France, 1917
• Saskatchewan--Social life and customs
• Hewitt, T.H., b. 1889.--Interviews
• Somme, 2nd Battle of the, France, 1916
• Canada--Canadian Army--Canadian Expeditionary Force--Military life
• Canada--Canadian Army--Battalion, 46th

Date created

• July 6, 1982

Relation

• Part of the Reginald H. Roy collection of interviews.
• Lt.-Col. Hewitt became Commanding Officer of the Regina Rifle Regiment (militia) ca. 1930. This interview took place when Lt.-Col. Hewitt was ninety-three years old. Speech poor and some confusion evident. Unfortunately not much detail provided.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 2 sound recordings (MP3)

Geographic Coverage

• England
• Canada

Coordinates

• 52.16045, -0.70312
• 60.10867, -113.64258

Additional physical characteristics

• One original sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 1 sound cassette copy : standard, mono. in Special Collections.

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• sound recordings
• interviews
• reminiscences
• oral histories (literary genre)

Archival item identifier

• HTH_065

Fonds title

• Reginald Herbert Roy fonds

Fonds identifier

• SC104

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/reginald-herbert-roy-fonds

Date digitized

• July 13, 2006

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 22 kHz. In .mp3 format at 64 kbps and 22 kHz. Digitized by SC and JF, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. ; WWI Transferred from audio reel to audio cassette between 1987-1997. Interview migrated to digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2006. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

Rights

• This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/e26r-2w89

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