Regimental number | 3112 |
Place of birth | Kent, London, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 17 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Confectioner |
Address | Clifton Hill, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, James Newing, 7 Yambla Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 37th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Greenwich Cemetery (3. "C." Z. 74), London |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 176 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Henry and Suan NEWING, 60/62 London Stret, Greenwich, London, England |
Family/military connections | His brothers enlisted that were fit to serve and his cousins several of whom were killed in France.(James Henry Newing Father) |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |