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NEWMAN, Samuel William Townsend
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1960 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Towcestor, Northamptonshire, England, 1 March 1881 |
| Home Town: | Nyngan, Bogan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, Belgium, 4 November 1917, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France Plot VI, Row G, Grave 2A |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1960, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1960, 54th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1960, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Sydney | |
| 16 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1960, 54th Infantry Battalion, Wounded in action gunshot wound left shoulder | |
| 19 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1960, 54th Infantry Battalion, Wounded in action shot wounds multiple 02Nov1917 Left leg amputated 04Nov1917 Died from wounds |
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10Feb16 Enlisted (age 35)
30Oct16 Marched out to unit
19Mar17 Was wounded with severe gunshot to the left shoulder.
02Oct17 Returned to unit 54 Btn
17Oct17 Wounded with multiple gunshot wounds
02Nov17 Left leg amputated
04Nov17 Died from wounds
Previous military service - Served three years in volunteers, under the late Duke of Norfolk.
He had two brothers in the English army one was killed the other in Egypt.
Annie Mary Sophie Newman Widow
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