Private William Roland Newth
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Newth,
William Roland
Date of birth: 1895-07-19
Place of birth: Lipton Saskatchewan Canada
Next of kin: Leonard Newth (father), Lipton, Saskatchewan
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Address:
Lipton, Sask.
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, B. 6.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 907351
Highest Rank:
Private
(102nd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-03-14 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Whilst with his company taking part in the attack southeast of Souchez, and when half way between the enemy front line and second line trench, he was hit in the head and instantly killed by a machine gun bullet. (Vimy Ridge)
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 618567
LAC ID:
560190
Service file: B7298-S027
Uploader's Research notes:
Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial
Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” databaseSaskatchewan Genealogy Index Search gives his name as Roland William Newth, born 19 Jan 1896.
Short family biography of Leonard Samuel Newth and Eliza Jane nee Barnes is found on pages 582 and 583 of Trails and Tales of Settlement and Progress; Lipton and District 1875-1985.
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 195th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 102nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-09-04