Pte. Albert Arthur Hewson

Shorncliffe Military Cemetery

Shorncliffe, Folkstone

Kent, England

Born in Toronto, Ontario, in September 1895, Albert was a bricklayer at the time he signed on in November 1914.

With 3 years previous military experience with the 9th Mississauga Horse, Albert attested into the 4th CMR in the original intake on November 27th, 1914.

At the time of Albert's death, on April 16th, 1917, the 4th CMR had recently left the Vimy battlefield and were actually settling into poor accomodation at Dumbell Camp, in Neuville St. Vaast on the 16th. As Albert's grave is at Shorncliffe, and in one of the Vimy area cemteries, it is clear that Albert must have been wounded before or early enough in the Vimy action to then succumb to his wounds back in "Blighty".

Pte Albert Hewson is one of three men of the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles known to lie at rest in Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, near Folkstone, England.

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Headstone image with thanks to Chris Henzler. Biography excerpt courtesy of 4cmr.com