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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
George Alfred Newbery
Australian Imperial Force 36th Btn.
from:Alexandria, Sydney
Pte. Frederick Newbold
British Army 11th Battalion Rifle Brigade
from:Long Eaton, Derbyshire
Frederick Newbold was a dairyman in civilian life with the Long Eaton Co-op. He served with the 11th Battalion The Rifle Brigade in France as a driver from July 1915 to July 1917 and then as a groom from July 1917 to 9th February 1919.
His certificate of employment during war (Army Form Z.18) reads: "This man has been groom to the Commanding Officer for a considerable period. He is a good groom and driver with an excellent knowledge of horse and stable management, and has always carried out his duties in a thoroughly capable manner". The certificate is signed by W.G.Ashford Captain and by R.L.Holland Captain commanding 11th Rifle Brigade.
Pte George Henry Newbold
British Army 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Willington Quay
(d.24th Aug 1918)
Pte. William Newbould
British Army Coldstream Guards
from:Greenhow Hill
(d.28th Mar 1918)
WOII. Ernest Frank Newbury
British Army Royal Army Service Corps
My maternal grandfather, Ernest Frank Newbury, served in the RASC. I'm trying to find the names of his parents I've scoured all the civvy records that I can think of etc and I'm hoping that some wonderful soul can help me in finding his enlistment form that, I assume, shows his next of kin, father, mother, etc?
Pte. Thomas Frederick Newbury
British Army 2nd Btn. F Coy Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.8th May 1915)
L/Cpl. Ernest Newby
British Army 11th Btn Manchester Regiment
from:9 Hornby Street, Oldham, Manchester
(d.17th Oct 1917)
Ernest Newby was born in Oldham, Lancashire. He became a spindle maker and joined the Manchester regiment in 1916.
Ernest was part of S Company and was involved in a battle at pheasant trench, near Langemark, Belgium. He was wounded on 3rd/4th October 1917. He later died of his wounds and was buried at Mendinghem Military Cemetery.
Pte. George Newby
British Army 21st Btn Durham Light Infantry
served with 18th DLI , 20th DLI, 2nd DLI att 12 Coy RE
Pte. Harry Newby
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. James Newby
British Army 1st/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
from:Hebburn
(d.27th May 1918)
James Newby enlisted at South Shields in the 1st/6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry and died on the 27th May 1917. He is remembered in Jarrow Library and at Lille Southern Cemetery
He was born in 1891 at Monkton, Jarrow, the son of George Newby and the late Elizabeth Ann Newby nee Adamson of Wood Terrace, Jarrow. He was married to Cecilia Oxley (formerly Newby nee Dempster) of 48 Mons Avenue, Hebburn.
The 1911 census shows him living at 87 Victoria Road Hebburn with his father George (45), mother Elizabeth Ann (44), two brothers, John Thomas (23) and Frederick Henry (13) and two sisters, Mary Ann (22) and Alice Ada (17) James is employed in Boot Repairs.
L/Cpl. James Newby
British Army 1/6th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Hebburn
(d.27th May 1918)
James Newby was taken as a wounded prisoner. James died on the 27th of May 1918, as the result of a gun shot wound to the bladder. He is buried in Lille Southern Cemetery.
L/Cpl. Richard Newby MM & bar.
British Army 13th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Barnston
My grandfather Lance Corporal 24483 Richard Newby of the 13th Cheshire Regiment was twice awarded the Military Medal
Valediction: "I have read with great pleasure the report of your Battalion and Brigade Commander regarding your Gallant conduct and devotion to duty in the field on 9th August 1917 at Westhock Ridge Ypres". Signed:- E.G.T. Bainbridge Major General, Commander 25th Division
There is an additional handwritten note that is enclosed in a brass embossed plaque headed 13th Battalion The Cheshire Regiment. This title surrounds the Oak Leaf of the Cheshires, the only regiment entitled to this honour.
Presented to 24483 Lance Corporal R. Newby "In recognition of his gallant conduct and Constant devotion to duty in the face of the enemy. By his bearing and deeds he set a glorious example to his comrades and worthily upheld the Honour and Tradition of his Regiment"
Signed:- J.P. (unreadable) Lieut Col., Commander 13th battalion, The Cheshire Regiment. Dated - May 21st 1917
On the reverse side of the above printed Valediction is the following handwritten comment:- "On Sunday 16/17 1917 during a minor operation carried out by the Battalion, this N.C.O. behaved with great coolness and contempt for danger, making several journeys across No man's land. His services were of great value to the Officer in charge of the operation." Initialled J.P.
My grandfather lost his arm in conflict and was invalided out of the army.
Pte Thomas Arthur Newby
British Army 5th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Thornaby
I have only just started to research my grandfather Thomas Arthur Newby, (Pte 248039) who was born in Morley, North Yorkshire in 1893. I know that he served with the DLI in WW1 and WW2. I have found some very interesting records on Ancestry.com but sadly a lot of them are so badly decayed or badly copied that much information is lost. He joined the Territorials, 5th Battalion DLI, in Stockton on Tees and was part of the expeditionary force to France from 9/10/15 to 10/5/15. On his return from France he transferred to 3rd Btn. DLI, returning to France again from 24/9/17 to 21/4/18.
He died when I was very young and I have only one vague memory of him. I hope to find out more about him. I was in the TA for 13 years, based initially in Stockton on Tees and never knew his history, I have also been on battlefield tours covering the areas that he was posted to in France, I didn't have a clue that he had served there, hopefully I can fill the gaps and get a better picture of who he was.
L/Cpl. Ernest William Newcombe
British Army 5th Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment
from:Wrafton, Heanton Punchardon, Devon
(d.11th Jan 1917)
Ernest Newcombe served with 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment.
Pte. Fred Newcombe MM.
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
J. Newcombe
British Army 32nd Coy. Machine Gun Corps
(d.9th Nov1918)
My grandfather, J Newcombe, was in the 32nd Company, Machine Gun Corps and was killed in Maubeuge on 9th November 1918. I plan to visit his grave, for which I have the details in September, but would love to know what the initial J stood for. My mother was only three months old, and therefore did not mention him by name, and she has since died.
Petty Officer Herbert Edwin Newdick
Royal Navy HMS White Head
from:Greenhithe, Kent
(d.15 October 1917)
Died when HMS White Head was torpedoed by a German Submarine, 40 miles N.N.E. of Souda Bay, Crete.
L/Cpl. Benjamin Newham
British Army 2/5th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment
from:Kegworth
(d.9th April 1917)
Ben Newham was the son of Robert and Rebecca Newham and was born in 1895. He enlisted at Loughborough. He was a sniper and was very proud to serve his King and country.
The battalion had been in Ireland preparing to joining their comrades in France. After embarkation leave they proceeded to France via Southampton, arriving at Le Havre on 24th February 1917. They were sent to the Somme area where the enemy were retreating to the Hindenburg line. They made their first attack on the villages of Hesbecourt and Hevilliers on 31st March 1917, capturing both villages and suffering a number of casualties. Ben was one of the casualties. He died on 9th April 1917 and is buried at Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. He left two brothers and two sisters, all younger than him.
Gnr. Edward F.G Newhouse
British Army 91st Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:London
(d.13th July 1915)
Cpt James Ernest Newland VC
Australian Army 12th Btn.
from:Australia
Sgt. Alfred Mark Newman
British Army 23rd Btn. London Regiment
from:London
Pte. Alfred Victor Newman
British Army Army Cyclist Corps
from:Gloucester
Alfred Newman was the grandfather that I never knew as he died before I was born. However, one of the few family documents on him that I have, is his war pension certificate, showing that he received a pension of 8s 3d for an unknown partial disablement that he suffered with. The certificate is dated sometime in Nov 1917.
Pte. Arthur James Newman
British Army 2nd Battalion London Regiment
from:37 Queen St., Sratford, West Ham
Arthur Newman was wounded and captured by the Germans in 1917 and sent to Hameln Camp near Hamburg. They gave him a false leg but it was replaced when he returned to England. But Arthur thought the German leg was much better than the English one!
Pte. Arthur James Newman
British Army London Regiment
from:Stratford, West Ham
Arthur Newman, my uncle, was admitted to the King George Hospital on 19th of May 1918 aged 22, on being repatriated from Germany. He had been taken prisoner and held at Hameln POW camp. Unfortunately, I don't know where or when he was captured.
On a medal entitlement list, it is stated that his theatre of war service ended on 25th of October 1917 so I assume that is when he was captured. He had been badly wounded and been fitted with a false leg by the Germans. The leg was replaced in London, which, according to him wasn't as good! He was married two years later. In 1937, he was accidentally killed at the railway crossing at Sandhills, Cambridgeshire, where he was the crossing keeper.
Sgt. Bertram Benjamin Corney Newman
British Army 1/4th Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment
from:6, Manor Road, East Preston
(d.13th May 1917)
Pte. Charles Newman
British Army 2/4th Btn. Dorset Regiment
from:London
(d.24th Nov 1917)
Temp 2nd Lt. Cyril Arnell Newman
British Army 9th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment
from:Finchley, London
(d.28th Apr 1917)
Pte. Frederick Newman
British Army 154th Coy. Machine Gun Corps
from:Portsmouth
(d.22nd Nov 1917)
Frederick Newman was my great Uncle. His story was told by my grandmother and mother. He enlisted in 1916 and was invalided out following an explosion which left him deaf. He returned to Portsmouth and was fit and able other than being deaf. Whilst walking down the street he was given a white feather by a woman, a complete stranger who obviously didn`t know he was deaf and invalided out of the army. He felt so bad he re-enlisted, at that time the army were desperate for troops and he was sent straight to France. He didn`t stand a chance and three weeks later he as killed, a direct mortar hit on his position. He was blown to bits, so no grave. He is listed on the Cambrai Memorial at Louveral in France.
Pte. George Newman
Canadian Expeditionary Force 131st Bn
from:Vancouver British Columbia
790759 Private George Newman, 131st Bn. Canadian Expeditionary Force was my grandfather. His home address is given as Vancouver, British Columbia.
Pte. James Newman
British Army 6th Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment
from:Southoe, Huntingdonshire
(d.17th Feb 1917)
James Newman served with the 6th Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment. His father never got to see him go to war as he drowned 10 years before and my father never got to know him as he was killed 7 months before he was born.
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