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NEWELL, Robert Henry
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 28, 52A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Headquarters Staff |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Iron Moulder |
| Died: | Died of wounds. Admitted to field hospital 3rd CC Stn France 4 May 17 "Gunshot wound to face and comp. frac. arm.", France, 7 May 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 28, Headquarters Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 28, Headquarters Staff, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 7 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 52A, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 52A awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Brigade awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-07 |
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Batman to Gellibrand in WWII. Major/Col Gellibrand visited Eliza Dobson on return to Australia and explained that he had told Robert not to involve himself in battle as he was of too much value. Robert did not follow instruction and was killed in battlefield.