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NEWCOMBE, Lyall
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7350 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 January 1917, Bondi |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Corps Working Party |
| Born: | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 2 June 1900 |
| Home Town: | Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Maitland Boys’ High School, Maitland, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Scholar |
| Died: | Died of wounds - GSW head, No. 55 British Casualty Clearing Station, Doingt, France, 22 September 1918, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension, Picardie, France I. D. 12., Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension, Doingt, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maitland High School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7350, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Bondi | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 7350, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 7350, 2nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 19 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Corps Working Party | |
| 22 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7350, Australian Corps Working Party, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW head |
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