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NEWPORT, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1179 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1915, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 13th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Cherry Gardens, South Australia, 4 July 1882 |
| Home Town: | Whittlesea, Whittlesea, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Woodstock School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness (Measles and pneumonia), At sea (HMT Hawke's Bay), 17 November 1915, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt, Whittlesea Memorial Arch, Whittlesea War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1179, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Prior to embarkation | |
| 26 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1179, 13th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1179, 13th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Melbourne | |
| 17 Nov 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 1179, 13th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1179 awm_unit: 13th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-11-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Newport and Mary Ann Newport nee Packer of Morphett Vale, SA later of Bruce's Creek, Whittlesea, Victoria. Brother of Edith May Newport, Henry Newport and Lillian Ida Newport
Medals: British War Medal
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