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William NEWBY

Regimental number3734
Place of birthLancashire, England
SchoolCocklea State School
Age on arrival in Australia11
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCannister maker
AddressSouth Coast Line, Rocklea, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, William Newby, South Coast Line, Rocklea, Queensland
Enlistment date9 May 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name47th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/64/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 2 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFRANCE
Age at death19
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialGezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. II), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
144
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Sarah Jane NEWBY, Rocklea, South Coast Line, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Oldham, Lancs.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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