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NEWMAN, Robert Francis Charles
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 62584, N154151 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 June 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Gawler, South Australia, 28 March 1899 |
| Home Town: | Gawler, Gawler, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Natural causes, Pasadena, South Australia, 28 September 1973, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Gawler St George Anglican Church Honour Roll, Gawler War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 62584, Reinforcements WW1 | |
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| 22 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 62584, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Oct 1918: | Embarked Private, 62584, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, HMAT Boonah, Adelaide |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Mar 1942: | Involvement Sergeant, N154151, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) | |
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| 25 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Newcastle, NSW | |
| 25 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, N154151, 5th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 30 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, N154151, 5th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 30 Sep 1945: | Discharged |
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