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Fslr. Cornelius "Neilie" Newton
British Army 4th Btn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Hexham, Northumberland
(d.19th May 1940)
My uncle Neilie Newton was in Belgium with the British Expeditionary Force in 1940. He was a motorcycle rider as the 4th Battalion of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers were a motorbike battalion. He was killed by a parachute mine on 19th May at the age of 20. He is buried in Belgium.