Regimental number | 1957 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Baker |
Address | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr Henry Newton, Argent Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 50th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme France |
Age at death | 26.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Noreuil Australian Cemetery (Special Memorial Row B, Grave No. 32), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 151 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Sarah NEWTON |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 487 Pte Bert EDGLEY, 32nd Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |