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NEWTON, Sydney Allison
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Deck Cadet |
| Last Unit: | SS Aparima |
| Born: | St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 1900 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action - sinking of SS Aparima, At Sea - approximately 6 nautical miles from Anvil Point., 19 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated Tower Hill Memorial |
| Memorials: | Campbell Australian Merchant Seamen Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Deck Cadet, SS Aparima |
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Son of James Allison NEWTON and Bridget Frances nee O'REILLY, of 370, Bowke St., Melbourne.
The Argus (Melbourne) 8-12-1917
NEWTON.- On the 22nd November, Sydney Allison (Syd), the dearly loved son of J. A. and Frances Newton, of Melbourne, aged 17.
He was a cadet on the "Apirima," which was torpedoed without warning, and sunk in five minutes.
He died doing his duty to his country; done to death along with 17 of his cadet mates.
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