Difference between revisions of "Newton Kenneth Pte 4457994"
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|Surname and forenames=Newton Kenneth | |Surname and forenames=Newton Kenneth | ||
|Army number=4457994 | |Army number=4457994 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Private. |
|Date of birth=Research suggests Pte Newton was born in Middlesbrough in 1920, father Edward W., mother Mary E. (nee Holmes). | |Date of birth=Research suggests Pte Newton was born in Middlesbrough in 1920, father Edward W., mother Mary E. (nee Holmes). | ||
| − | |Age=21 | + | |Age=21 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet. Posted ? 12th | + | |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Spring/Summer 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority:- Casualty L. Category "B". |
| + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
| + | |Company/Battery=C Company. | ||
| + | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
| + | |Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman. | ||
| + | |Joined Brigade=1/9/1939. | ||
| + | |Promotions=None known. | ||
| + | |Wounded=Not yet known. | ||
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939 or slightly later. | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939 or slightly later. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40 | + | |Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row C, Grave 7, [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. |
| − | + | |Home address=Resident of Middlesbrough at the time of his death. | |
|Image Name=Newton_K_4457994.JPG | |Image Name=Newton_K_4457994.JPG | ||
|Image Title=Pte K Newton's CWGC headstone. | |Image Title=Pte K Newton's CWGC headstone. | ||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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Revision as of 18:20, 16 December 2021
Personnel Entry
Name Newton Kenneth
Army number 4457994
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Research suggests Pte Newton was born in Middlesbrough in 1920, father Edward W., mother Mary E. (nee Holmes).
Age 21 at the time of his death.
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Spring/Summer 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority:- Casualty L. Category "B".
Company/Battery C Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939 or slightly later.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row C, Grave 7, BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux.
Home address Resident of Middlesbrough at the time of his death.
Source table 1TS
