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NEWTON, Isaac
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 100 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Gateshead Town School, England |
| Occupation: | Compositor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 27 July 1916 |
| 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
| 4 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 100, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 100, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 100, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 29 years
Next of kin given as his brother James Strangham Newton of 241 Coalsworth Road, Gateshead, England; Husband of Elizabeth Newton of Eastbourne Avenue, Gateshead, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Isaac had served a 7 year apprenticeship with Howard Bros of Gateshead