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NEWTON, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 857 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 February 1916, West Maitland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blacks Point, Reefton, New Zealand, 12 May 1884 |
| Home Town: | West Wallsend, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Bolton Point, New South Wales, Australia, 16 October 1963, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) R S W 2 E/28 |
| Memorials: | West Wallsend Methodist Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 857, 34th Infantry Battalion, West Maitland | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 857, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 857, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 857, 54th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Norueil, GSW chest and back | |
| 14 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 857, 54th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
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