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NEWTON, Cecil Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3491 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1917, Orange, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Canowindra, New South Wales, 18 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Canowindra, Cabonne, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Orange, New South Wales, 14 October 1971, aged 76 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3491, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Orange, New South Wales | |
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| 2 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3491, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3491, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 27 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3491 |
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"...3491 Trooper Cecil Walter Newton, 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment. A farmer of Canowindra, NSW, Tpr Newton enlisted on 13 March 1917 and embarked for overseas service in November the same year. Trooper Newton was a tall man at 6' 1" and on arrival in Egypt was transferred to the Anzac Provost Corps. In March 1918 he was transferred to the Railway Construction Unit. In July of that year he suffered a severe bout of appendicitis, requiring hospitalisation. he saw no further service, returning to Australia on 1 January 1919." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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