NEWMAN, Frederick John
| Service Numbers: | S21329, SX28240 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 September 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Highgate, South Australia, 3 January 1921 |
| Home Town: | Edwardstown, Marion, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Injuries, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 2 September 1945, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Australian War Memorial |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 26 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S21329, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Jan 1943: | Involvement Private, S21329 | |
| 21 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Adelaide River, NT | |
| 21 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX28240 | |
| 21 Jan 1943: | Involvement Private, SX28240 |
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX28240, 27 Infantry Battalion AMF, embarked Cairns for Lae on board Duntroon |
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World War 2 Service
| 18 Jul 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX28240, 27 Infantry Battalion AMF, emplaned Nadzab for Townsville | |
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| 21 Oct 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX28240, 27 Infantry Battalion AMF, embarked Townsville for Bougainville on board Ormiston | |
| 24 Aug 1945: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX28240, 27 Infantry Battalion AMF, Major burns caused by boiler explosion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Private Frederick John Newman (Service Nos:S21329/SX28240) initially enlisted in the ACMF on 26 September 1941, and was 'in the field' at Adelaide River, NT with 27 Infantry Battalion on 21 January 1943 when he enlisted in the AIF. Private Newman served in New Guinea with 27 Infantry Battalion, embarking from Cairns for Lae on 12 May 1944 on board the Duntroon. On 24 August 1945, Private Newman suffered major petrol burns to his face, chest, back, forearms and hands when a boiler exploded near him (NAA). Placed on the Dangerously Ill List, Private Newman died from his injuries at 17 Australian Field Ambulance on 3 September 1945.
Youngest of two children, Fred was born in Highgate, South Australia in 1921 to John Charles Frederick Newman (b1869 in Adelaide, South Australia) and his second wife Amy Marion Bing (b1889 in Adelaide, South Australia). John had worked as a Gardener, and was a Greengrocer in 1918 when he and Amy married in Goodwood. John and Amy settled in Adelaide, where they raised their family and John was a Greengrocer.
Fred, a member of the Ancient Order of Foresters, was working as a Storeman in Adelaide in 1941 when he enlisted in the Army.
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