Hewitt, Joseph Eric (Air Vice Marshal, b.1901 - d.1985) Accession Number: 3DRL/4141

Description

Collection relating to the service of O32 Air Vice Marshal Joseph Eric "Joe" Hewitt CBE, Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force, 1918-1974. The collection includes Hewitt's record of service, certificates, journal, news clippings, award citations, letters, and a manuscript.

Wallet 1 of 18 - Consists of the Journal for the Use of Midshipmen issued to Midshipman Hewitt maintained during his service in HMS Ramillies and HMS Whitley from May 1919 to September 1921 whilst he was seconded to the Royal Navy. The journal includes daily entries on sailings and activities, hand drawn maps of the German fleet at Scapa Flow in June 1919 and of HMS Ramillies' journey on Atlantic Fleet and Mediterranean cruises in 1920 and 1921, and sketches of various harbours, including Constantinople, Anzac and Suvla Bays, Crimea, Corfu and Gibraltar.

Wallet 2 of 18 - Consists of 23 documents, photographs and certificates, dated from 1919 to 1938, relating to Lieutenant Hewitt's service in the Royal Australian Navy and transfer to the Royal Australian Air Force. The wallet includes Hewitt's Record and Certificates of service, photographs from HMS Ramillies, slips confirming Hewitt's service and conduct during his naval postings, his certificate of appointment as a lieutenant in the Permanent Naval Forces, and the results of his instruction in air pilotage.

Wallet 3 of 18 - Consists of two folders, containing documents and correspondence, relating to Hewitt's service in the Second World War. Folder 1 contains 6 documents, dated from 1942 to 1945, and includes typed notes from the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM) conference of 10-11 January 1942, three Records of Service for Hewitt (from 1942 and 1945), and a letter from Hewitt concerning the operations of No. 9 Operational Group in August 1943. Folder 2 contains 34 items of correspondence relating to Hewitt's service with ABDACOM and command of No. 9 Operational Group. Correspondents include Air Vice Marshal George Jones, Lieutenant General George Kenney and Major General Ennis Whitehead, and covers matters such as the formation of a bomber wing under No. 9 Group, operations and operational planning, and messages of praise.

Wallet 4 of 18 - Consists of 36 documents, booklets, certificates and ephemera, dated from 1947 to 1956, relating to Hewitt's postings as Australian Defence Representative in London and as Air Member for Supply and Equipment. The wallet includes correspondence regarding the publication of the United States Intelligence Series on South West Pacific Area, a copy of the United Nations Report of the Collective Measures Committee (1951), the notification, citation and letters of congratulations regarding Hewitt's appointment as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), programs for events and dinners Hewitt hosted in the United Kingdom, and correspondence of his return to Australia.

Wallet 5 of 18 - Consists of 42 items of post-war correspondence, dated between 1947 and 1960. Correspondents include The Viscount Trenchard, Field Marshal Sir William Slim, Air Vice Marshal John McCauley and Frederick Shedden, and concerns well wishes, appreciation and congratulations on appointments, postings and visits.

Wallet 6 of 18 - Consists of lectures and articles, both by Hewitt and others, on topics such as over population, present and future problems of Australia, supply in the Royal Australian Air Force, personnel administration and control, air power, and construction in the United States.

Wallet 7 of 18 - Consists of various newspaper clippings and periodicals. The wallet includes copies of The Australasian (no. 4792) and Aircraft Magazine (April 1961), and clippings on topics such as military training methods, government ministers, air defence, military appointments, defence organisation, operations, criticism of the Royal Australian Air Force, and on Hewitt himself.

Wallet 8 of 18 - Consists of 31 items of correspondence and feedback from various persons, dated between 1955 and 1980, on the draft manuscript for Hewitt's wartime diary. The correspondence primarily concerns corrections to the draft and recommendations for points that require clarification.

Wallet 9 of 18 - Contains pages 1 to 201 of Hewitt's draft manuscript of his wartime diaries, provisionally titled "Diary for My Daughters: Part II - September 1939 to December 1948". The draft includes handwritten annotations and corrections to the text.

Wallet 10 of 18 - Contains pages 202 to 347 of Hewitt's draft manuscript of his wartime diaries. The draft includes handwritten annotations and corrections to the text.

Wallet 11 of 18 - Contains photographs, arranged with draft captions, for Hewitt's draft manuscript of his wartime diaries.

Wallet 12 of 18 - Contains a hand typed copy of pages 1 to 146 of Hewitt's draft manuscript, with appendices.

Wallet 13 of 18 - Contains a complete copy of Hewitt's draft, 347-page manuscript, as well as a list of outstanding corrections to be made to the text.

Wallet 14 of 18 - Contains photocopied extracts (pages 417-431 and 535-556) of Hewitt's draft manuscript.

Wallet 15 of 18 - Consists of two spiralbound booklets, containing extracts (pages 202-274 and 275-347, respectively) from Hewitt's draft manuscript. Both include highlights, annotations and recommended corrections to the text.

Wallet 16 of 18 - Consists of two spiralbound booklets, containing appendices 1-16 and 17-18, respectively, from Hewitt's draft manuscript.

Wallet 17 of 18 - Contains photocopies of appendices 1-25 from Hewitt's draft manuscript.

Wallet 18 of 18 - Consists of the final captions and photograph selections for Hewitt's memoir, "Adversity in Success".

Details

Conflicts

• Period 1910-1919
• Period 1930-1939
• Period 1950-1959
• Second World War, 1939-1945
• Period 1920-1929
• First World War, 1914-1918
• Period 1940-1949

Units

• Australian Flying Corps