NEWBOLD, John Bert
| Service Number: | 2813 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Salvage Company |
| Born: | Normanville, South Australia, 23 December 1896 |
| Home Town: | Delamere, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Normanville State School |
| Occupation: | Stable boy |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, Belgium, 22 March 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Berks Cemetery Extension, Wallonie, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Second Valley War Memorial, Yankalilla District Roll of Honour WW1, Yankalilla War Memorial Wall |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2813, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 21 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2813, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2813, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide | |
| 30 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Divisional Salvage Company | |
| 22 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2813, 1st Divisional Salvage Company, German Spring Offensive 1918, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2813 awm_unit: 1st Australian Division Salvage Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Joy McGrath
"PRIVATE J. B. NEWBOLD.
News was received late last week of the death of Private J. B. Newbold, who was killed in action in France on March 22. The deceased, who was only 21 years of age, saw two and a half years of service, having enlisted in the A.I.F. in 1915. He was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Newbold, of Second Valley, where he was born. Private Newbold, who was known as a daring horseman and a colt breaker, resided in Glenelg for nearly nine years, and was, before enlisting, connected with Mr. C. Howie's stable. He was of a genial disposition, and was highly popular with all whom he came into contact, being regarded as a straightforward lad. At one time he rode as a jockey, and won races at Second Valley, and came third in a race at Port Adelaide before enlisting." - from the Glenelg Guardian 18 Apr 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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