NEWLAND, James Ernest
| Service Numbers: | 2354, 2 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Pontville, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Highton, Victoria, 22 August 1881 |
| Home Town: | Sheffield, Kentish, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Natural causes (heart disease), Caulfield, Victoria, 19 March 1949, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Meth*G*174A |
| Memorials: | Altona Meadows Laverton Honour Roll, Altona Meadows Old Laverton School Honour Board, Keith Payne VC Memorial Park, Kentish Municipality Honour Roll Mural, Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, North Bondi War Memorial, Werribee Shire Great War Roll of Honor, Winchelsea WWI Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 2354, 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 11 Feb 1902: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 2354, 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant, 2, 12th Infantry Battalion, Pontville, Tasmania | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant, 2, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant, 2, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant, 2, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (arm) | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Feb 1917: | Wounded The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, 2nd occasion - GSW (face) | |
| 6 May 1917: | Wounded Bullecourt (Second), 3rd occasion - Shell wound (shoulder) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Newland, James Ernest (1881–1949)
by Anthony Staunton
James Ernest Newland (1881-1949), regular soldier, was born on 22 August 1881 at Highton, Victoria, son of William Newland, labourer and later railway employee, and his wife Louisa Jane, née Wall, both Victorian born. No details of his education are known.
Newland embarked as a private in the 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, for service in the South African War on 26 March 1903. His unit arrived at Durban shortly before the peace treaty was signed and was soon back in Australia. He served with the Royal Australian Artillery in Victoria from July 1903 until September 1907 and was a policeman in Tasmania from March 1909 until August 1910 when he rejoined the regular army there. He served with the Australian Instructional Corps until enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force on 17 August 1914 as regimental quartermaster sergeant, 12th Battalion. On 27 December 1913, at Sheffield, Tasmania, he had married Florence May Mitchell.
https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/newland-james-ernest-7827 (adb.anu.edu.au)
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
AN AUSTRALIAN V C.
Captain J. E. Newland, who has been awarded the Victoria Cross, is one of a family of four who have served in the present war. Prior to the war he was on the permanent military staff in Tasmania. He has been wounded four times. Another brother, Lieutenant A. L. Newland, was killed in action in November. Sergeant W. L. Newland, of Yarram, was wounded at Gallipoli, and returned to Australia, and Lieutenalit H. L. Newland 'is still fighting. Captain Newland, who is a son of Mr. W. A. Newland, railway employee, of Laverton, was in the landing at Gallipoli, and saw service in the South African war with Sergeant W. L. Newland.
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