Donald Marland Hewlett (1920 - 2011)

Born 30 Aug 1920 in Northenden, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 4 Jun 2011 at age 90 in Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Donald was born in 1920. He was the son of Thomas Hewlett and Bertha Marland.

He was an actor best known for his sitcom roles as Colonel Charles Reynolds in It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Lord Meldrum in You Rang, M'Lord?, both written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft. He also had a number of parts in British film and television productions

Best known for his portrayals of upper-class military types, Donald Hewlett's father was Conservative MP for Manchester Exchange. He studied geography and meteorology at St. John's College, Cambridge. Early in World War II, he served at the Fleet Air Arm station of Kirkwall in Orkney, providing weather reports for Atlantic convoys. He was later assigned to the Royal Navy during North Atlantic action aboard the light cruisers Malaya and Galatea. He rose to the rank of lieutenant. He was subsequently posted to Singapore, in charge of Japanese POW's and as entertainments officer.

He passed away in 2011.

Sources

• England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005

Name Donald M Hewlett Registration Date Oct 1920 Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district Bucklow Inferred County Cheshire Mother's Maiden Name Marland Volume Number 8a Page number 304

• United Kingdom and Ireland Obituary Collection

Name Donald Marland Hewlett Gender Male Death Age 90 Birth Date 30 Aug 1920 Birth Place Northenden, Manchester Residence Place Manchester, Cambridge, Shropshire Death Date 4 Jun 2011 Obituary Date 12 Jun 2011 Spouse Christine Pollon Child Capt Meldrum; Thomas