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John NEWTON

Regimental number729
Place of birthChudleigh England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Jno Newton, Clapperland Lodge, Chudleigh, Devon, England
Enlistment date17 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/6/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A25 Anglo Egyptian on 8 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 October 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialEmbarkation Pier Cemetery (Special Memorial, Row C, Grave No. 29), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
2
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Agnes NEWTON, rose Cottage, Ince Blundell Hightown, Liverpool, England. Native of Chudleigh, England

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