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James Leonard NEWTON (1917 - 1941)
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James Leonard NEWTON (1917 - 1941) Robert Collins NEWTON (1875 - 1942)











Daisy May LINSELL (1886 - 1958) Thomas Broad (Tot) LINSELL (1847 - 1923) Thomas LINSELL (1827 - 1897)
Elizabeth BROAD (1826 - 1907)
Margaret Ann ROLES (1850 - 1925) John ROLES
Catherine (ROLES)
James Leonard NEWTON

James Leonard NEWTON
James Leonard NEWTON James Leonard NEWTON
b. 28 Nov 1917 at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
d. 27 May 1941 at Crete, Greece aged 23
Cause of Death:
Killed In Action
Near Relatives of James Leonard NEWTON (1917 - 1941)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Thomas Broad (Tot) LINSELL 06 Dec 1847 Great Bardfield, Essex, England 11 Jul 1923 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 75
Grandmother Margaret Ann ROLES 1850 05 Oct 1925 Junee, New South Wales, Australia 75

Father Robert Collins NEWTON 1875 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 15 Sep 1942 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 67
Mother Daisy May LINSELL 1886 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1958 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 72

Self James Leonard NEWTON 28 Nov 1917 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 27 May 1941 Crete, Greece 23

Aunt Jane LINSELL 1873 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle James SAINSBURY
Aunt Minnie LINSELL 1875 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle George Alfred WITHERS 08 Aug 1871 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 01 Oct 1900 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 29
Aunt Elizabeth Susan LINSELL 15 Apr 1876 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle James LINSELL 17 Oct 1877 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt Catherine LINSELL 1880 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle Norman W THOMSON
Uncle Walter T LINSELL 1882 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt Moss SCOULLAR 1893 Corowa, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt Mabel Alice LINSELL 1884 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle Emmanuel Edward Dunstan JOBBINS 1881 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1940 Camden, New South Wales, Australia 59
Aunt Enid R LINSELL 1888 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle Cephas G GRAINGER
Uncle William J LINSELL 1890 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt Mary KIERNAN 1897 Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt Matilda M LINSELL 1892 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle Lionel R ROBINSON 1891

Cousin Elsie May WITHERS 1896 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Clara WITHERS 1899 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Georgina WITHERS 1900 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Dorothy A THOMSON 1903 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Roy LINSELL 1925 Tocumwal, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Horace D JOBBINS 1904 Junee, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Angel E JOBBINS 1906 Junee, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Gwendoline M JOBBINS 1910 Junee, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Milton C JOBBINS 1910 Junee, New South Wales, Australia 1910 Junee, New South Wales, Australia 0

Events in James Leonard NEWTON (1917 - 1941)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
28 Nov 1917 James Leonard NEWTON was born Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 71
27 May 1941 23 James Leonard NEWTON died Crete, Greece 71
Personal Notes:
Service Record
Name NEWTON, JAMES
Service Australian Army
Service Number VX7142
Date of Birth 21 Nov 1917
Place of Birth WAGGA WAGGA, NSW
Date of Enlistment 28 Nov 1939
Locality on Enlistment WAGGA
Place of Enlistment WANGARATTA, VIC
Next of Kin NEWTON, R
Date of Death 27 May 1941
Rank Lance Corporal
Posting on Death 2/7 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War No

James Newton
Service Number: VX7142
Rank: Corporal
Unit: 2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion
Service: Australian Army
Conflict / Operation: Second World War, 1939-1945
Conflict eligibility date: Second World War, 1939-1947
Date of death: 27 May 1941
Place of death: Crete, Greece
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: Suda Bay War Cemetery, Suda Bay, Greece

Source: AWM147 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, 2nd AIF (Australian Imperial Force) and CMF (Citizen Military Force)
Source References:
71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/
- Reference = 296 (Birth)
- Reference = 296 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 296 (Death)

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