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NEWITT, Francis Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3500 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sorrell, Tas., 1882 |
| Home Town: | New Town, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 29, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3500, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3500, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3500, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 12th battalion to the 52nd Battalion at Zeitoun | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3500, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3500 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Julia A Newitt of Scott Street, New Town, Tasmaina; brother of Ernest Tasman Newitt who returned to Australia on 9 March 1919 having serving with the 26th Battalion and Sister Annie Gerturde Newitt who served with the Australian Army Nursing Service
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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