NEWTON, Frank Graham
| Service Number: | 16 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | 5 October 1877, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Coorparoo, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | 1 November 1962, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Brisbane Grammar School Boer War Honour Board |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 16, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 1 Oct 1900: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 460 notes 'Vide' promotions- Lieutenant at time of discharge. | |
| 21 Dec 1900: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 16, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry, National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier notes invalided due to debility and gunshot wound to leg returned to Australia aboard Sophocles arriving Brisbane 12 Dec 1900, discharged 21 Dec 1900. |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Feb 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itria embarkation_ship_number: A53 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Feb 1915: | Embarked Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Itria, Brisbane | |
| 26 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 5th Light Horse Regiment, National Archives Australia- WW1 Service Records notes promoted to Major 26 Mar 1916. | |
| 1 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 5th Light Horse Regiment, National Archives Australia- WW1 Service Records notes promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel 1 Jan 1918. | |
| 1 Jan 1919: | Honoured Commander of the Order of the British Empire, London Gazette 1 Jan 1919. | |
| 3 Jun 1919: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, London Gazette 3 Jun 1919. | |
| 31 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 5th Light Horse Regiment, National Archives Australia- WW1 Service Records notes appointment terminated 31 Jul 1919. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Frank Graham Newton served in both the South African (Boer) war as a Lieutenant S.N. 16 in the 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry, and in WW1 as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 5th Light Horse Regiment for which he was awarded a CBE and DSO.
After his Boer War service Captain Newton was Aide-de-camp to the Governor of Queensland from 1902-1905 and private secretary from 1905-1909. He was born on 5 October 1877 and married Kathleen Verney, sister of Ralph Verney, on 10 April 1912.
Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Frank Graham Newton served in both the South African (Boer) war as a Lieutenant S.N. 16 in the 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry, and in WW1 as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 5th Light Horse Regiment for which he was awarded a CBE and DSO.
After his Boer War service Captain Newton was Aide-de-camp to the Governor of Queensland from 1902-1905 and private secretary from 1905-1909. He was born on 5 October 1877 and married Kathleen Verney, sister of Ralph Verney, on 10 April 1912.
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