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NEWTON Samuel James Lieut

Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/21505

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SKR/DAT/IP/21505
Title
NEWTON Samuel James Lieut
Date
2000-2024
Description

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Surname: NEWTON;

Forename(s): Samuel James;

Initials: SJ;

Rank: Lieut;

Previous Battalion: 1/5 of;

Previous Regiment: S Staffs Regt;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 137 Coy;

How killed: DOW;

Where: UK;

When killed: 13-Dec-1919;

Other Data: War Diary - wounded 9/8/1916 by shell whilst keeping touch with working party;

Other Notes: NEWTON, Lieutenant, SAMUEL THOMAS, 1st/5th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment attd. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). Died of wounds received Aug., 1916. 13th December 1919. Age 23. Son of Samuel Newton, of Brierley Hill, Staffs, and the late Mercy Newton. K. 27. Stourbridge Cemetery - Worcestershire, United Kingdom.;

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Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Language
English
Creator(s)
Graham Sacker
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Machine Gun Corps Database

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NEWTON Samuel James Lieut