Ballantyne Manfield Newton

Service number: 358

Rank: Corporal

Unit: 3rd Battalion, 7th Machine Gun Coy

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Source: National Archives of Australia

Ballantyne Newton was born at St James in c1891, and was a draughtsman. He enlisted on 17 August 1914, giving as next of kin his father at 74 Wood Street, Manly.

He embarked on 18 October 1914 and served at Gallipoli, where he was shot in the head. He was treated at Mudros then in hospital in England. He contracted enteric fever in 1915. He was promoted to Lance-Corporal on 11 January 1917 and Corporal on 10 March 1917. He contracted VD in January 1918.

He returned to Australia on the Kaiser-i-Hind on 24 September 1918. His brothers Cecil and Eric also served.