Private John Newton, 15929

  • Batt - 7
  • Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
  • Section -
  • Date of Birth -
  • Died - 15/05/1917
  • Age -

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Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of William and Elizabeth Newton. The War Diary entry for the events of the 12th to the 31st May 1917 records. BOIRY BECQUERELLE. Battalion training including field operations. Battalion drills and the attack. Battalion drill, Company drill, marching, bayonet and physical training.

Leicestershire Project Findings
  • Conflict - World War I
  • Cause of death - DIED OF WOUNDS
  • Burial Place - Iii H 8b, Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport
  • Birth Place - Anstey
Research from Michael Doyle's Their Name Liveth For Evermore
  • Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
  • Cause of death - DIED OF WOUNDS
  • Burial Commemoration - Mont Huon Mil. Cem., Le Treport, France
  • Born - Anstey, Leicestershire
  • Enlisted - Coalville, Leicestershire
  • Place of Residence - Anstey, Leicestershire, England
  • Memorial - ANSTEY MEM., LEICS
  • Memorial - St. Mary's Church, Anstey, Leicestershire

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