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William Hardy NEWTON

Regimental number3170
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
SchoolNorth Boys State School, Toowoomba.
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBoilermaker
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, William George Newton, Gowrie Street, Toowoomba, Queensland
Enlistment date13 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 March 1917
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialAdanac Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 21), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
105
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Edith NEWTON, "Moss Vale", Moffatt Street, Toowoomba, Queensland. Native of Brisbane
Family/military connectionsBrother of Captain G.D. Newton F.C of the Royal Air Force.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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