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NEWTON, Joseph James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 702 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Park Street, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, November 1888 |
| Home Town: | Freeburgh, Alpine, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bredfort State School, Albert Park, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Hit by shell, France, 26 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 702, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 702, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 702, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 26 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 702, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 702 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-26 |
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