Hewardine, Albert Edward

Trooper Albert Edward Hewardine

was born at Dalymount Terrace, north Dublin on 9th November 1899 to Arthur Hewardine, Sorting Clerk (Dublin GPO) and Elizabeth Mary Stephanie Hewardine nee Coard. They had married on 3rd December 1892 at the Registrar's Office, Dublin. A later church wedding was held on 8th March 1893 at All Saints Church, Raheny, Dublin.

In 1901, Albert (1) lived in house 75, Phibsboro Road, Arran Quay, Dublin with his parents and 2 siblings; Irene Elizabeth (6) and Ernest Arthur (4). 

By 1911, they were living in house 49, Moyne Road, Rathmines & Rathgar East, Dublin. 

The newspaper 'Sport (Dublin)' reported in their publication of 26th August 1916 that Albert had come in 1st place in one of the events in the Greystones Red Cross Gala.

On 16th August 1917, Hewardine joined Northern Bank and was posted to Virginia branch as Junior.

Northern Bank, Virginia branch

A transfer to Grafton Street (Junior) on 1st March 1918 followed. 

Northern Bank, Grafton Street, Dublin branch

A short time later on 9th May 1918 Albert volunteered and enlisted into the North Irish Horse as a Trooper. He served at the regiment's reserve depot at Antrim before being demobilised and transferred to Class Z, Army Reserve, in February 1919. Also see the North Irish Horse website.

Following his discharge from the Army, he re-joined the Northern Bank at Head Office on 3rd February 1919.  

Northern Bank, Head Office, Victoria Street, Belfast

Transfers followed to Oldcastle (1919 - Junior), Head Office (1920 - Relief), Downpatrick (1921 - Relief), Claudy (1922 - Cashier) and Ball’s Branch (1922 - Accountant).

Northern Bank, Oldcastle branch

Northern Bank Limited, Downpatrick

Northern Bank, Claudy branch

Albert possibly left the bank in the 1930s and went to the USA before returning to Ireland and finally to Belfast. 

He died on the 30th March 1952 according to an obituary in the 'Belfast Telegraph' published the next day.

Obituary - A E Hewardine