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NEWTON, Lindsay Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX61887 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | Dental Units - Army WW2 |
| Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 13 October 1915 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Dentist |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 June 2010, aged 94 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated Remains Scattered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 17 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, VX61887 | |
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| 12 Mar 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Captain, 2nd/4th Field Ambulance, from 2/1 Hospital Ship (Dental Officer) | |
| 19 Jul 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Captain, VX61887, 2nd/4th Field Ambulance, from Townsville per Canberra, disembarking Port Moresby, New Guinea | |
| 28 Oct 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Captain, Dental Units - Army WW2, 77ADV (AADC) | |
| 13 May 1944: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, Dental Units - Army WW2, confirmed 22-05-1944 | |
| 17 Apr 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, VX61887, Dental Units - Army WW2, 604 days OS |
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