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NEWTON, WILLIAM ELLIS
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
NEWTON, WILLIAM ELLIS
Date Of Birth
8 Jun 1919
Age
23
Birth Place
St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Nationality
Australian
Date
16 Mar 1943
Date Of Death
29 Mar 1943
Fate
Missing in action
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Parents: Charles Ellis Newton and Minnie Newton, of St. Kilda, Victoria.
Rank Name
Flight Lieutenant
Service Number
Aus. 748
Gazette Date
1943
Gazette Page
4617 (V.C.); Issue: 36215 (V.C.)
Duty Location
New Guinea, south-west Pacific
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
Australian Army
Regiment
Royal Australian Air Force
Battalion
No. 22 Squadron
Place of Death
Salamaua, New Guinea
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
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1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
unit
Royal Australian Air Force
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
Content Source
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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