NEWBERRY, George Leslie
| Service Numbers: | 27988, Q50562 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Penge, London, England, 4 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Buderim, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Queensland, 23 October 1968, aged 77 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12 Section 21 |
| Memorials: | Buderim Mountain Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 27988, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 27988, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 27988, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Ascanius, Sydney |
World War 2 Service
| 23 Sep 1940: | Involvement Q50562 | |
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| 23 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Q50562, Gaythorne, Queensland | |
| 23 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Q50562 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
George Leslie NEWBERRY was born in Penge,London, England on 4th November, 1890
His parents were John James Hancock NEWBERRY & Amelia Emily BARNES who married in England in 1884
He enlisted on 5th April, 1916 and embarked from Sydney with the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, 21st reinforcements on the HMAT Ascanius on 25th October, 1916 & returned to Australia on the ship Beltana on 2nd June 1919
He re-enlisted with the Army during WW2 on 23rd September, 1940 and was discharged on 7th October, 1944 as a Corporal with the 15th Garrison Battalion
George died in Queensland on 23rd October, 1968 and is buried at Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium
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