Newton, Stanley Douglas Hammond

Date of Birth	1893-07-01
Date of Death	1920-10-01
Age	26
Birth Place	Australia, New South Wales, Sydney

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry	1914-06-23
Rank	Stoker
Rate	Stoker
Official Number	3843
Discharged Date	1919-07-25
Discharge Type	EE - Engagement Expired
Discharge Notes	Discharged - EE Engagement Expired 191-07-25
Service Period	1914-1919
Active Service (War service)	WW1
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Sydney (I) HMAS - Light Cruiser Town Class

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood NSW 2141
Cemetery Address	Rookwood, NSW
Demonination/Area	Presbyterian
Section	5C Part 1
Row	41
Grave Number	5441-43
Grave Type	Burial - Grave

Notes

The ANZAC Memorial has a diary of Stan Newton's where he describes the battle between Sydney and Emden. His card has the following postings to Sydney. 2 Aug 1914 to 24-Oct- 1914; 31 Dec 1914 to 18-Sep-1915 & 20-JAN-1917 to 20-Sep-1917. He was posted to Penguin 25-OCT-14 to 11-12-1914 then Cerberus 12-12-1914 to 30-12-1914, so during the period 9-Nov-1914, Stan, according to his records wasn't aboard.

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives

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