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NEWLYN, Walter Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5089 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glanville, South Australia, 23 February 1896 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 March 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, 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
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5089, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 5089, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 5089, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter Charles Newlyn and Alice (nee Gibbs) Newlyn od 104 Sydenham Street, Marrickville, NSW. Later known as Alice Sorenson; Brother of Alice Maud Newlyn,
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal