NEWMAN  T.McI.

Given Names:  Thomas McIntyre

               

Service Number:  2965

Unit:  Divisional Ammunition Col, No. 3 Section                                                                

Rank:  Driver   

Paybook Number:  39497

 

Age:  20 Yrs  1 Mth

Occupation:  Carpenter                                                                                                  

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  8¾ In                  

Weight:  156 Lbs

Chest:  35½-38 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Medium

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  30/9/1914

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Thomas Ferguson Newman

123 Derby Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                        

Embarkation Date:  20/10/1914

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Shropshire A9

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Port Sydney                                    

Embarked:  8/10/1918                               

Disembarked:  2/12/1918

Unit:  2nd Field Artillery Brigade                                                                                                    

Rank:  Gunner

Discharge Date:  31/1/1919                       

Place: 

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  9248

British War Medal:  643

Victory Medal:  643

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1894

Place:  Alexandra, Victoria                       

Father:  Thomas Ferguson NEWMAN       

Mother:  Rachael Elizabeth DALZELL

 

MARRIAGE

Year:              

Place:             

Spouse:  

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 1953                                 

Place: Newcastle, New South Wales         

Burial:  ,

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 16/11/1917; shrapnel wound, cheek

 

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Kew Presbyterian Church

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

Address on discharge - 26 Park Crescent, Kew

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary