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NEWMAN, Richard Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6773 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Saint Marys, Tasmania, 28 September 1892 |
| Home Town: | Saint Marys, Break O'Day, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Lagnicourt, France, 15 April 1917, aged 24 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6773, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6773, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Palermo embarkation_ship_number: A56 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6773, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Palermo, Melbourne | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6773, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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