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NEWTON, Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2733 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1915, Liverpool |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Dobson Town, New Zealand, 20 April 1887 |
| Home Town: | Greta, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 26 March 1952, aged 64 years |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Cremated |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2733, Liverpool | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2733, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2733, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 13 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Machine Gun Company | |
| 26 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 14th Machine Gun Company | |
| 2 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2733, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Medically unfit |
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