Basic Details
Surname
Blewitt
Forenames
John William
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
9570
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 29 Wellington Street.

(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
1st
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
Devonport
Country of burial
Not stated
Year of death
1917
Month of death
December
Day of death
24
Manner of death as stated
"Died of wounds 24th December 1917 at Devonport Military Hospital"
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds