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NEWTON, John Henderson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5418 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1916, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cue, Western Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Newport, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Natural causes, Dromana, Victoria, Australia, 11 November 1987 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5418, Melbourne | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5418, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5418, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5418, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), Multiple shrapnel wounds, buttock and right leg (severe) | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5418, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit - amputated right leg (below knee) |
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