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NEWTON, Joseph James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX16999 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1 Corps of Signals |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 10 January 1901 |
| Home Town: | Carlton North, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telegraph Linesman |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 8 May 1950, aged 49 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia. Plot: MCG-RC-Comp-Y-No-1400 Memorial ID 197412727 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 7 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Signaller, VX16999, 1 Corps of Signals, Enlisted in Caufield, Melbourne, Victoria. Taken on strength 11th June 1940. | |
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| 7 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX16999 | |
| 14 Jun 1940: | Transferred Signaller, 1 Corps of Signals, Posted to Seymour, Victoria. | |
| 3 Jul 1940: | Wounded Signaller, VX16999, 2nd/4th Australian General Hospital, Admitted to Australian General Hospital in Puckapunyal with Pharyngitis. Transferred to Broadmeadows Convalescent Camp. | |
| 9 Jul 1940: | Transferred Signaller, 1 Corps of Signals, Returned to unit at Puckapunyal after illness. | |
| 26 Dec 1940: | Embarked Signaller, VX16999, 1 Corps of Signals, Embarked from Sydney with Unit on ship 'H.M.T. Queen Mary'. | |
| 29 Jan 1941: | Embarked Signaller, VX16999, 1 Corps of Signals, Disembarked from Ship 'H.M.T. Queen Mary' in Middle East. | |
| 18 Mar 1941: | Embarked Signaller, VX16999, 1 Corps of Signals, Embarked from Alexandria for service in Greece. | |
| 29 May 1941: | Embarked Signaller, VX16999, 1 Corps of Signals, Embarked Greece during May 1941 during Allied evacuation. Arrived Dimra to unit. | |
| 9 Feb 1942: | Embarked Signaller, VX16999, 1 Corps of Signals, Embarked Middle East on Ship 'Silver Maple' for Australia. | |
| 22 Mar 1942: | Embarked Signaller, VX16999, 1 Corps of Signals, Disembarked from Middle East in 4 M.D. South Australia. | |
| 15 Apr 1942: | Promoted Corporal, 1 Corps of Signals, Promoted to Corporal 3 M.D, Victoria. | |
| 12 Aug 1942: | Embarked Corporal, VX16999, 1 Corps of Signals, Embarked at Brisbane on U.S.S John Hart for service in New Guinea. | |
| 20 Aug 1942: | Embarked Corporal, VX16999, 1 Corps of Signals, Disembarked at Port Moresby. | |
| 15 Sep 1942: | Promoted Lance Sergeant, 1 Corps of Signals, Promoted to Sergeant | |
| 1 Dec 1942: | Wounded Sergeant, VX16999, 3/14 Field Ambulance AMF, Kokoda - Papua, Admitted to Kokoda M.D.S with strangulated haemorrhoids. | |
| 8 Dec 1942: | Wounded Sergeant, VX16999, General Hospitals - WW2, Transferred to Australia, Queensland for treatment - 113 Australian Convalescent Depot. | |
| 25 Feb 1943: | Wounded Sergeant, VX16999, 2nd/5th Australian General Hospital, Evacuated to Hospital with Malaria M.T. | |
| 18 Aug 1943: | Transferred Sergeant, General Hospitals - WW2, Evacuated to Hospital with Malaria. | |
| 18 Aug 1943: | Wounded Sergeant, VX16999, General Hospitals - WW2, Discharged to 107 Camp Hospital for Convalescent period. | |
| 20 Sep 1943: | Wounded Sergeant, VX16999, General Hospitals - WW2, Admitted to Hospital with Malaria. | |
| 6 Oct 1943: | Wounded Sergeant, VX16999, General Hospitals - WW2, Australian Convalescent Depot, recovering from Malaria M.T. | |
| 30 Dec 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX16999 | |
| 30 Dec 1943: | Discharged Sergeant, VX16999, 1 Corps of Signals, Discharged in 3 M.D. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Signaller, VX16999 |
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