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NEWTON, Owen Eric
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 147 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 25 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | East Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Maitland Municipality of East Maitland Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, West Maitland Superior Public School Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 147, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 147, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 147, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 147, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 147 awm_unit: 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Denis and Mary NEWTON. Native of West Maitland
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