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NEWBY, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 53308 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 February 1918, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 2 September 1898 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Charters Towers Boys Central State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Brewery cellarman |
| Died: | Malignant Endocarditis, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 4 February 1921, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Charters Towers Cemetery, Qld LYND, Section 43, Plot 710, Grave # 6273 |
| Memorials: | Boys Central School Great War Honor Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Feb 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 53308, Charters Towers, Queensland | |
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| 8 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 53308, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 53308, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 5 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 53308, 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"NEWBY, Joseph. Driver, No. 53308, 1st Bde. Field Artillery. Born and educated at Charters Towers. Enlisted at the age of 19 years from Charters Towers February, 1918. Sailed from Sydney 8th May, 1918,, to England, went to Heytesbury Camp to complete training. Sent to France in October, 1918, and returned to Australia September, 1919." - from Queenslanders Who Fought in the Great War
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