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NEWBY, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3734 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 May 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Oldham, Lancashire, England, January 1899 |
| Home Town: | Rocklea, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Rocklea State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bacon factory employee |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 4 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 11. DEEPLY MISSED |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3734, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 3734, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 3734, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
The son of William and Sarah Jane Newby, of Rocklea, Brisbane, Queensland. He was born in Oldham, Lancashire, and came out to Australia in 1910 with his family, when he was eleven years of age.
William was only eighteen years of age when he enlisted. He joined the 47th Battalion during January 1918 and was involved in the defence of Dernancourt some three months later. He was severely wounded in the legs, probably by shell fire, on the 3 April 1918 and died two days later in a Field Ambulance, at nineteen years of age.