Regimental number | 483 |
Place of birth | Trentham, Victoria |
School | Kyneton College, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Engine driver |
Address | PO, Werribee, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Newton, PO, Werribee, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Kyneton State School Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He left Australia with the original 14th Battalion in 1914. Was of the "Landing" on Gallipoli. In leading a section of men on Turkish positions the night of 28/4/15 he was killed in action at "Courtneys Post" Gallipoli. (Edward Newton Brother) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 6), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 73 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Nicholas and Mary NEWTON, Werribee, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |