Sec. Lieut. Thomas Hewitt - St Martin's Parish Church - Talke, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK
N 53° 04.494 W 002° 15.799
30U E 549353 N 5880856
The grave of Thomas Hewitt, who was killed in action in France, is located in the churchyard of Saint Martin's Church on the corner of Audley Road and Crown Bank, in the village of Talke.
Waymark Code: WM169RB
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/09/2022
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Saint Martin's Church is situated on the corner of Audley Road and Crown Bank, in the village of Talke. It is and Anglican Church in the in the Diocese of Lichfield.
The building is Grade II listed and described as a Parish Church built in 1794 with mid-C19 alterations and additions. The full detailed description can be seen at the following link: (
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2nd Lt Thomas Hewitt of the Norfolk Regt was Killed in Action in France in 1918.
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The inscription on the grave stone reads as follows;
Affectionate Remembrance
of
MARGARET
BELOVED DAUGHTER OF
NOAH & LEAH HEWITT
OF BUTT LANE
WHO DIED NOVEMBER 22ND 1909
AGED 3 YEARS & 9 MONTHS
ALSO OF SEC. LIEUT. THOMAS HEWITT
THEIR BELOVED SON
WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION
IN FRANCE MARCH 27TH 1918
AGED 25 YEARS
"DUTY NOBLY DONE"
ALSO OF THE ABOVE
LEAH HEWITT
WHO DIED APRIL 21ST 1930
AGED 63 YEARS.
CHRIST WILL LINK THE BROKEN CHAIN
CLOSER WHEN WE MEET AGAIN
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