NEWTON, Edward Thomas
| Service Number: | 1600 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wickham, New South Wales, Australia, 19 September 1878 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia, 29 May 1946, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW PRESBYTERIAN-8NE. 41. |
| Memorials: | Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1600, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1600, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1600, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 17 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1600, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wound to shoulder? | |
| 13 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1600, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW to arm and buttock - severe right arm amputated 17/8/1916 | |
| 4 Mar 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1600, 53rd Infantry Battalion, MD due to amputation of Rt arm due to wounding at Fromelles |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Sargison and Robina NEWTON
Ted enlisted November 1914 with the 1st Battalion at Liverpool, N.S.W.
After the withdrawal from Gallipoli, Edward was transferred to the 53rd Battalion and fought at the Battle of Fromelles where he was wounded in action on the 19th July 1916.
Ted's right arm was badly injured and required amputation and was sent back to Australia on the 16th October 1916.
Arrived back in Melbourne 2nd December 1916.
His younger brother, Charles Robert Newton, (Reg No-856) signed up with the 35th Battalion and died of wounds at the 1st Battle of Passchendaele, Belgium, on the 14th October 1917.
Charles is resting at Nine Elms British Cemetery.
Ted’s name has been inscribed on the Wickham Municipal District Roll of Honor, Smedmore School of Arts Honour Roll and the Tighes Hill Public School Honor Roll.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served and suffered during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery, not forgotten.
76 years ago today, on the 29th May 1946, Private Edward (Ted) Thomas Newton, 53rd Battalion (Reg No-1600), miner from 3 Harrison Street, Smedmore, New South Wales and Georges Heights, Mosman N.S.W. and 11 Georgetown Road, Waratah, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 67. PRESBYTERIAN-8NE. 41.
Born at Wickham, New South Wales on the 19th September 1878 to William Sargison and Robina Newton, Ted enlisted November 1914 with the 1st Battalion at Liverpool, N.S.W.
Admitted to hospital 27.4.1916 (scarlet fever).
Wounded in action - 17.5.1915 (GSW shoulder), 19.7.1916 (GSW buttock, right arm, severe, required amputation 18.8.1916).
Ted was invalided home on the 2nd December 1916, discharged permanently unfit on the 4th March 1917.
Mr. Newton’s name has been inscribed on the Wickham Municipal District Roll of Honour Board (1), Smedmore School of Arts Honour Roll, Smedmore Mechanics' Institute Roll of Honour and the Tighes Hill Public School Honor Roll.
His younger brother Charles Robert Newton (35th Battalion, Reg No-856, born 1881), Died of Wounds on the 14th October 1917 at the 1st Battle of Passchendaele, Belgium.
Charles is resting at the Nine Elms British Cemetery. Plot V Row D Grave 13.
Many thanks to Edward's Great Great Niece Kim Newton for the notification, photos and family history.
After being notified by Kim Newton that Ted was resting with his mother at the cemetery in an unmarked grave, we placed a cross at the gravesite June 2015.
We then submitted an application to DVA April 2016 asking for a Commonwealth War Graves Plaque, curbing and marble chip, and this was accepted May 2016, completed September 2016.
I placed a Memorial cross for brother Charles at his father’s unmarked gravesite March 2016 in remembrance of his supreme sacrifice for God, King & Country. PRESBYTERIAN-8NE. 43.
Kim Newton sent to me more photos and information July 2020.
I just found a couple of photos of Ted in Newcastle 1st Battalion reunion photos. I found them on the photo bank page on the Newcastle Library site.
I love that they called themselves ' The Thirsty Firsts.' Story has it the Seang Choon sister ship Seang Bea hit the reef up near Thursday Island on their way to Egypt and all the troops from both ships had to get off to lighten load etc while they got the Seang Bea off the reef. While on Thursday Island the troops drank the island dry!!!
George Chapman Newton (older brother of Ted & Charlie) was a Medic during the Boer War ((New South Wales Ambulance Corps). He never served during WW1. George's grave is in the Presbyterian portion at Sandgate not far from Ted's. (PRESBYTERIAN-16NW. 10.)
Note – photo 1 could be Ted or brother Charlie.
Lest We Forget.
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