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NEWTON, John Ellis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Senior Dental Officer New Guinea |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Surgeon Lieutenant Commander |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Lonsdale (Depot / Base) |
| Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 18 February 1913 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Dentist |
| Died: | Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia , 14 April 1965, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Boronia, Wall ZE, Niche 62 |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 15 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
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| 1 Feb 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Surgeon Lieutenant, HMAS Canberra (I) | |
| 16 Dec 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Surgeon Lieutenant Commander, Senior Dental Officer New Guinea, HMAS Madang | |
| 28 Jun 1946: | Discharged | |
| 28 Jun 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Surgeon Lieutenant Commander, HMAS Lonsdale (Depot / Base), Dental Officer |
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