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James William Newton

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel N_004. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel N_004. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James William AWMM
  • Surname
    Newton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    38653 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Kathleen Dulcie Newton (wife), Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    38653 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
    Of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Francis and Elizabeth Kate Newton; husband of Kathleen Dulcie Newton, of Mount Eden, Auckland City.

    Two soldiers, Stanley George Martin (71513) and James William Newton (38653) were riding a motorcycle which collided with a stationary Army truck. They died the next day. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    15 April 1942 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
    Masterton, Wairarapa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Accidental Death AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waikaraka Cemetery, 1 Alfred Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Area 1, Block D, Grave 158A. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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