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Edric NEWMAN

Regimental number1709
Place of birthJunee New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBlacksmith's striker
AddressLisgar Street, Junee, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinStep-Mother, Mrs Mary Newman, Lisgar Street, Junee, New South Wales
Previous military service44th Infantry
Enlistment date3 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 April 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death2 April 1917
Place of burialLebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Other details

War service: Western Front

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