NEWMAN, William Allen
| Service Numbers: | 2762, 2762A |
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| Enlisted: | 25 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kettering, Northamptonshirem England, United Kingdom, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Drummoyne, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kettering Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Boot Examiner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Bullecourt, France, 5 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery Grave III. B. 14. INSCRIPTION IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MR. H. NEWMAN OF SYDNEY , Grevillers British Cemetery, Grevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2762, 53rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2762, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2762A, 17th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2762A awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1892 Newman William Allen Kettering 3b 165. The son of Henry & Harriett Newman
His NoK was listed as his Father, Henry Newman, 22 Johnson Street, Annandale, New South Wales
He was resident at 'Burland', St Georges Crescent, Drummoyne, New South Wales, at the time of enlistment.
He enlisted at Kiama, New South Wales in June 1916. He embarked from Sydney for Plymouth per the H.M.A.T. "Ceramic," on the 7th of October, 1916. He proceeded from Folkestone to Etaples in France per the "Golden Eagle," on the 28th of February 1917. He was transferred from the 53rd Battalion to the 17th Battalion. He fought on the Western Front until he received a gun shot wound to the left thigh and to the face at the second battle of Bullecourt on the 3rd of May 1917.
He is one of 10 Australian casualties of the Great War honoured on the Kettering War Memorial.
Compiled by Geoffrey Gillon
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