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Tom NEWBY

Regimental number1809
Place of birthDeptford England
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBricklayer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinMother, Wife, Mrs Elizabeth Newby, address unknown; Mrs Mary Ann Newby, 82 Natal Road, Shoreham, Surrey, England
Enlistment date1 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialClery-sur-Somme Communal Cemetery (In South East Part, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Thomas NEWBY, 82 Natal Ropad, Streatham, London, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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