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Mar 14, 1891
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Born at
Lincolnshire England
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Jan 10, 1916
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Attested into
the 168th Battalion at Ingersoll Ontario
Ø Number 675124
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs Rosetta Newman, mother, of Market Deeping,
England
Ø Previous occupation given as Teamster
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “B” Company
“B”
Company initially did basic Company drill training in Ingersoll, but in June of 1916 the
Battalion was brought together at London Ontario for training at the Battalion level. The following month, the Battalion was sent to
Camp Borden Ontario, near Barrie, for more advanced training.
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Oct 30, 1916
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Embarked the SS
Lapland at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Nov 11, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England and proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent
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Dec 5, 1916
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Transferred to
the 39th Reserve Battalion at West Sandling
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Jan 4, 1917
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Transferred to
the newly formed 6th Reserve Battalion at East Sandling
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Jan 24, 1917
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Sentenced to 7
days Field Punishment #2 with a subsequent deduction of 7 days pay. The reason for this punishment is not recorded in
the file
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Feb 1, 1917
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Feb 2, 1917
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Arrived at the
CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at the Rouelles Camp, Havre France and TOS (Taken On Strength)
the 21st Battalion
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Feb 21, 1917
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Left the CBD for
the 2nd Entrenching Battalion
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Feb 24, 1917
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Joined the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion at Hersin as part of a draft of 68 Other Ranks destined for the 21st
Battalion
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Mar 5, 1917
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in Divisional Reserve at Bois des Alleux
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Mar 13, 1917
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Attached to the
4th Canadian Machine Gun Company for duty, along with 21 other members of the
Battalion
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Apr 9, 1917
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During the
advance on Vimy Ridge, Pte Newman was killed while serving with the 4th
Canadian Machine Gun Company. He is buried in
a mass grave in a shell crater, initially labeled as CB 2A.
This was later renamed the Lichfield Crater Cemetery. Because it is a mass grave, the exact burial spot
is not known and the men buried there are commemorated on a wall around the crater.
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Following the
war, the British War Medal, Victory Medal and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs
R Newman, at White Cross Farm, Surfleet, Spalding England.
The Plaque
(Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his father, Mr James Newman, at the same
address
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