168th Battalion - Sons of England


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Private Walter Stanley Newman


Born - March 14, 1896
Location - Lincolnshire, England

Present Address - Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada

Occupation - Teamster
Religion - Church of England
Height - 5 ft. 4 in.
Complexion - Fair
Eyes - Light Brown
Hair - Light Brown


Attested into 168th Battalion - January 10, 1916
Number - 675124
Approved for O.C. 168th Battalion C.E.F. - January 19, 1916
Age - 19 years old

Taken on strength 21st Battalion (Eastern Ontario) - February 7, 1917
Taken off strength 21st Battalion (Eastern Ontario) - April 27, 1917
Taken off strength 21st Battalion (Eastern Ontario) Reason - killed in action, Vimy Ridge, France, April 9, 1917


Died - April 9, 1917
Age - 21 years old
Location - Vimy Ridge, France
Buried - Lichfield Crater Cemetery - Thelus, Pas de Calais, France


Father - James Newman
Location - Salem Street, Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England

Mother - Rosetta Newman
Location -
Salem Street, Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England

Wife - none, single



The information here was copied from Library and Archives Canada and Veterans Affairs Canada.


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