Regimental number | 1710 |
Place of birth | Stawell, Victoria |
School | Stawell State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Stawell, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, John William Newton, Duke Street, Stawell, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 60th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/77/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917). Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 19.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Bulls Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 28), Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth Newton. Native of Stawell, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |