Matthew NEWTON

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Service Number:	2745
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gladstone, South Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Gladstone, Northern Areas, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Telegraphist
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 28 June 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gladstone Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial

2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 2745, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 2745, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle

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