LANE, Newton Frederick Seymour
| Service Number: | 665 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 November 1914, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Albrighton, Shropshire, England, 15 April 1879 |
| Home Town: | Campbell Town, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Malvern College, Worcester, UK |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 8 June 1917, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Campbell Town Roll of Honour, Campbell Town St. Luke's Church War Memorial, Campbell Town St. Luke's Church War Shrine, Campbell Town War Memorial, Hobart Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 665, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 665, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Newcastle embarkation_ship: HMAT Thirty-Six embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 665, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Thirty-Six, Newcastle | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 665, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 665 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Newton Frederick Seymour LANE was born on 15th April, 1879 in Albrighton, Shropshire, England
His parents were Cecil LANE and Adela Mary BERTIE who married in England in 1876
He married Vera Adeline MAGRATH on 28th March, 1910 in Tasmania
He previously served in the South African War in the Imperial Yeomanry and came to Tasmania where he enlisted to served in WW1 at Claremont on 26th November, 1914 and embarked with the 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 1st reinforcements on the HMAT Thirty Six on 21st December, 1914
Newton was Killed in Action on 8th June 1917 - no known grave - his name is listed on the Australian War Memorial & the Ypres Memorial
IN MEMORY
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