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Vivian Richard Claude NEWTON

Regimental number3404
Place of birthEulo, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBootmaker
AddressCunnamulla, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.1
Height5' 10.75"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinMr J C H Newton, Eulo, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date30 December 1915
Place of enlistmentCharleville, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 21 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 4 May 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to australia on board HT4 May 1917; discharged (medically unfit: monoplegia), date not recorded.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, NEWTON Vivian Richard Claude

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