Patrick NEWMAN

NEWMAN, Patrick

Service Numbers: 885, 885A
Enlisted: 14 October 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
Born: Coominya, Queensland, 4 January 1893
Home Town: Coominya, Somerset, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Grazier
Died: Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 16 September 1965, aged 72 years
Cemetery: Mount Gravatt Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane
Plot: MON-3F-11-242
Memorials: Coominya & District WW1 Honour Roll, Kumbia WW1 Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

14 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 885, Brisbane, Queensland
5 Jun 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 885, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 885, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney
22 Mar 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 885, 42nd Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, GSW (right leg)
15 Aug 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
20 Sep 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion
19 Aug 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 885A, 9th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Paul Trevor

The two enlisted children of John Newman and Elizabeth (née Tuite) Newman of Coominya, Queensland:-

5441 Pte. Edward Newman (/explore/people/126764) - killed in action;

885A Pte. Patrick Newman - returned to Australia.