Arthur Bertram NEWELL

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Service Number:	717
Enlisted:	9 September 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	London Fields, Hackney, London, England, 1883
Home Town:	Goodwood, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Marlborough Road School, Chelsea, London, England
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 24 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

9 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 717, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA
17 Sep 1914:	Involvement Private, 717, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
17 Sep 1914:	Embarked Private, 717, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Melbourne
27 May 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli
28 Jan 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion, At Serapeum
25 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12th Infantry Battalion, At Serapeum
24 Jul 1916:	Involvement Sergeant, 717, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 717 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-24

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Arrived in Australia aged 29 years

Son of Henry and Mary Peters Newell of Hampton Street, Goodwood, SA later of 49 Arthur Street, Unley, SA

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Served at 6 years apprenticeship with E.K. Wilson Ltd., London