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James Leonard NEWTON (1917 - 1941)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
James Leonard NEWTON (1917 - 1941) Robert Collins NEWTON (1875 - 1942)











Daisy May LINSELL (1886 - 1958) Thomas Broad (Tot) LINSELL (1847 - 1923) Thomas LINSELL (1827 - 1897)
Elizabeth BROAD (1826 - 1907)
Margaret Ann ROLES (1850 - 1925) John ROLES
Catherine (ROLES)
James Leonard NEWTON

James Leonard NEWTON
James Leonard NEWTON James Leonard NEWTON
b. 28 Nov 1917 at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
d. 27 May 1941 at Crete, Greece aged 23
Cause of Death:
Killed In Action
Parents:
Robert Collins NEWTON (1875 - 1942)
Daisy May LINSELL (1886 - 1958)
Events in James Leonard NEWTON (1917 - 1941)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
28 Nov 1917 James Leonard NEWTON was born Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 71
27 May 1941 23 James Leonard NEWTON died Crete, Greece 71
Personal Notes:
Service Record
Name NEWTON, JAMES
Service Australian Army
Service Number VX7142
Date of Birth 21 Nov 1917
Place of Birth WAGGA WAGGA, NSW
Date of Enlistment 28 Nov 1939
Locality on Enlistment WAGGA
Place of Enlistment WANGARATTA, VIC
Next of Kin NEWTON, R
Date of Death 27 May 1941
Rank Lance Corporal
Posting on Death 2/7 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War No

James Newton
Service Number: VX7142
Rank: Corporal
Unit: 2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion
Service: Australian Army
Conflict / Operation: Second World War, 1939-1945
Conflict eligibility date: Second World War, 1939-1947
Date of death: 27 May 1941
Place of death: Crete, Greece
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: Suda Bay War Cemetery, Suda Bay, Greece

Source: AWM147 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, 2nd AIF (Australian Imperial Force) and CMF (Citizen Military Force)
Source References:
71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/
- Reference = 296 (Death)
- Reference = 296 (Birth)
- Reference = 296 (Name, Notes)

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