NEWMAN, George Kenneth
| Service Number: | 3493 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 September 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 7 July 1889 |
| Home Town: | South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Picture framer |
| Died: | Accidental (Injuries), France, 27 August 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre Division 62, Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 8, Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Brisbane War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3493, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3493, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3493, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 30 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Pioneer Training Battalion | |
| 27 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3493, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Accidentally killed about midnight by the falling of a tree |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'Pte. Newman 4th Pioneer Batt met his death accidentally whilst asleep in his tent in the night through the falling of two trees on the tent. On this night there was a very severe gale and the trees that were considered safe were blown down.' READ MORE (historypots.wordpress.com)
'ROLL OF HONOUR.
NEWMAN.— In loving memory of a dear son and brother, Private George Kenneth Newman, accidentally killed in France, 28th August, 1917.
We often sit and think of you,
And think of how you died.
With no one near who loved you, dear,
Before you closed your eyes.
Inserted by his loving father, sisters, and brothers.' from The Telegraph 28 Aug 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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