Regimental number | 5164 |
Place of birth | Oatlands |
School | State |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Skin merchant |
Address | 8 Invermay Road, Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, James Newton, Invermay Road, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets Militia Hort Nelson. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Reinforcement 9 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Roisel, 1918 France |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Tincourt New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 26), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St Luke's Anglican Church Cemetery, Campbell Town, Tasmania. Parents: James and Isabella NEWTON, 8 Invermay Road, Launceston, Tasmania. Photo: Kent Fitch |
Family/military connections | Corporal Y J Nelson. |