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NEWMAN, Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 885, 885A |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 885, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 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, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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.