NEWMARCH, Bernard James
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Peckham Rye, Surrey, England, 28 April 1856 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | King's College London, King's College Hospitals |
| Occupation: | Surgeon |
| Died: | At home, Le Chalet, Caledonian Road, Rose Bay, NSW, 15 March 1929, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
South Head General Cemetery, Vaucluse, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Sydney Hospital Staff of Active Service Honor Roll |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Captain, Army Medical Corps Contingent (NSW) |
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World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, Officer, 1st Field Ambulance | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 1st Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 1st Field Ambulance, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
DEATH OF MILITARY
OFFICER.
The death occurred yesterday at his resiFix this textdence, Le Chalet, Caledonian-road, Rose Bay, of Dr. Bernard James Newmarch, C.M.G., a well-known Sydney practitioner, and who served with distinction in the South African War and the Great War. He was 73 years of age.
Born in Surrey, England, the late Dr. Newmarch was a son of Mr. John Newmarch, barrister. After 10 years' work in London hospitals he came to Australia, and was engaged in general practice at Bowral, at North Sydney, and in Macquarie-street. He was a member of the council of the British Medical Association for several years, and had held the position of president. The late Dr. Newmarch served in the Naval Brigade for some time, and subsequently entered the Australian Army Medical Corps. He served as a subaltern during the South African War, being promoted on the field and mentioned in despatches. He was awarded the Queen's Medal and four clasps.
At the outbreak of the Great War Colonel Newmarch was practising in Macquarie street, and at that time held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the A.A.M.C. He was appointed to form and command the 1st Field Ambulance of the A.I.F., and sailed with that unit on the Euripides in October, 1914. In 1917 Dr. Newmarch was appointed to a posi-tion at A.I.F. Administrative Headquarters in London, where he served until 1919, when he returned to Australia.
Dr. Newmarch was twice married. He is survived by Mrs. Newmarch and three sons and one daughter. The sons are Roy N. Newmarch, Lieutenant Allan Newmarch, and Captain John N. Newmarch, and the daughter is Mrs. Stewart, wife of Dr. Colin Stewart.The funeral will take place this afternoon in South Head Cemetery, after a short service, commencing at a quarter past 3 o'clock, at St. Michael's Church, Vaucluse.
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