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|Surname and forenames=Newton Thomas
 
|Surname and forenames=Newton Thomas
 
|Army number=4456691
 
|Army number=4456691
|Rank=L /Cpl
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|Rank=Lance Corporal.
|Age=0
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|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet but number suggests Spring/Summer 1939.  Posted to the ? 9th Battalion DLI.  Posted to the ? 12th Battalion DLI.  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish.  Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France.  Taken Prisoner of War 20/5/1940.  Repatriated to the UK.  Posted ? Bn Black Watch.  Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 6/8/46.
|Unit=DLI, 1 TS 1/2/40
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Prisoner of War=20B, 26366
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|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Home address=57, Walton St. Gateshead
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|Age=(At the time of his death).  Not yet known.
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|Company/Battery=C Company.
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman.
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|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
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|Promotions=None known beyond Lance Corporal.  Best Company Shot 3/40.
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|Wounded=Not yet known.
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|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
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|Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag XXA3A, and 20B, PoW Number 10357 - some records show 26366 and are likely to be more accurate as PoW Number 10357 belongs to Pte Leslie Newton of HQ Company.
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|Home address=57, Walton St. Gateshead.
 
|Source table=1TS
 
|Source table=1TS
 
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Name Newton Thomas
Army number 4456691
Rank Lance Corporal.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age (At the time of his death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet but number suggests Spring/Summer 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion DLI. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Bn Black Watch. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 6/8/46.
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 beyond Lance Corporal. Best Company Shot 3/40.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Stalag XXA3A, and 20B, PoW Number 10357 - some records show 26366 and are likely to be more accurate as PoW Number 10357 belongs to Pte Leslie Newton of HQ Company.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address 57, Walton St. Gateshead.
Source table 1TS