William George NEWMAN

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Service Number:	3865
Enlisted:	25 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Marburg, Queensland, 8 October 1896
Home Town:	Coominya, Somerset, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 13 September 1976, aged 79 years
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Location: Area 30, Section: Bed 6
Memorials:

25 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3865, Brisbane, Queensland
30 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3865, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane
30 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3865, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
3 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
30 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion
17 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3865, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, Shell wound (left leg, amputation below knee)
19 Nov 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3865, 1st Pioneer Battalion

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