Sydney Horace Gordon NEWELL MC

NEWELL, Sydney Horace Gordon

Service Number: 523
Enlisted: 22 July 1916, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 34th Infantry Battalion
Born: Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 11 January 1895
Home Town: Wellington, Wellington, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Sofala, New South Wales, Australia, 26 September 1939, aged 44 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Wellington Hall of Memory Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

13 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 523, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
13 May 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 523, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
22 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales
9 Jan 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 36th Infantry Battalion
30 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 34th Infantry Battalion
31 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1

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Biography

"MR. SYDNEY HORACE GORDON NEWELL

The residents of Wellington and district received a great shock yesterday morning when it became known that Mr. Sydney Horace Gordon Newell had passed away at Sofala, near Bathurst, rather suddenly. The late Mr. Newell was only 44 years of age, and was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. Newell, of Ponto, and had lived practically the whole of his lifetime in Wellington. For many years he followed farming pursuits at Ponto, and when the Great War broke out he joined up with Carmichael's Thousands in 1916, when quite a young man. He had a splendid war record, and took part in many battles in France, and won his commission on the field of battle, and was also decorated for bravery, receiving his M.C. He was severely wounder at Villiers Bretenaux. He was invalided home with many of the Australian troops. When he recovered he worked for many years as linesman in the G.P.O. Department at Wellington, and other towns in the west. He was a man of fine personality, and made a host of friends in the town and district of Wellington. He took a most active part in all outdoor sport, being a fine footballer and cricketer, taking part in local competitions in both forms of sport. About three years ago his health began to fail, due to his war wounds, and he was at different periods an inmate of Randwick military hospital, and although he returned to Wellington improv ed in health, it was only of a temporary nature.

A short while ago he took over the looking after of the Sofala post office. On Monday last he took a bad turn and was admitted to a private hospital at Sofala, but on Tuesday night he passed away rather suddenly from a haemorrhage, brought about by his war wounds. He is survived by his wife and three young sons. His brothers are Ken (Wellington), George (Sydney), Theo (Weston, near Maitland), and his sisters are Mrs. R. White (Nyngan), Mrs. A. Stein (Wellington), Mrs. R. Huggins (Dubbo). The remains were encased in a polished maple casket, and were brought to Wellington. The funeral, which was a military one, a large number of returned men attending, was a large and representative one, showing the high esteem in which deceased was held by all. The Wellington District Band headed the cortege, and the 'Dead March' was played. There was a service at St. John's Church of England by Rev. K. D. Norman, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Church of England portion of the Wellington cemetery, the Rev. K. D. Norman again conducting the services at the graveside. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Messrs Murray Brothers." - from the Wellington Times 28 Sep 1939 (nla.gov.au)

 

 

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