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NEWMAN, Cecil Victor
| Service Number: | 37672 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 January 1917, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, 19 September 1887 |
| Home Town: | Torrensville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mercantile clerk/Department Manager |
| Died: | Unley Park, South Australia, 17 March 1941, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Adelaide, South Australia Cremation |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Elder Smith & Co Limited WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (1), Adelaide Rowing Club WW1 Pictorial Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 9 Nov 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Gunner, 37672, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' |
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| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 37672, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 37672, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 24 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 37672, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
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37672 Gunner Cecil Victor Newman, Field Artillery Brigade was a 29 year old clerk from Torrensville, South Australia when he enlisted on 16 January 1917.
He embarked for overseas with the 30th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 9 November 1917 aboard HMAT Port Sydney.
He saw service in France with the 4th Divisional Ammunition Column and the 11 Field Artillery Brigade and after the end of hostilities, was discharged in England on 24 February 1919. He is depicted on an honour board showing members of the Adelaide Rowing Club who enlisted for active service in the First World War.
"Funeral Notice
NEWMAN.- THE FRIENDS of the late Mr. CECIL VTCTOR NEWMAN are respectfully informed that his Funeral is appointed to leave his residence. "Avalon." Elm street, Unley Park, on TUESDAY, at 2 p.m.. for the Crematorium, West terrace.
JARVIS, SON & MILDRED. Undertakers and Funeral Directors. Hyde Park and Kingswood.
LEWIS LODGE OF FAITH. No! 81.. OFFICERS and BRETHREN of the above Lodge are requested to attend the Funeral of their late Worshipful Bro. CECIL VICTOR NEWMAN, leaving his residence, Elm street, Unley Park, on TUESDAY, at 2 p.m.. for the Crematorium, West terrace." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 18 Mar 1941 (nla.gov.au)
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