Son of Rebecca Smith (formerly Newell nee Walmsley), of Glenvine House, Crosby, Marown, Isle of Man, and the late Joseph Burn Newell, formerly of 75, Rishton Lane, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. Worked for the London and North Western Railway Company as a Messenger at Bolton, Lancashire. Contracted enteric fever whilst serving in the Dardanelles, and died at Port Said, Egypt. SDGW records death area as Egypt.
Newell, Henry –
Personal details
- Surname: Newell
- Forename: Henry
- Date of birth: August 4th, 1894
- Birth place: Preston, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Not known
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 20
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 27th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Corporal
- Unit: 1st East Lancashire Field Ambulance.
- Service number: 114
- Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
- Enlistment date: April 7th, 1911 - 1911-04-07
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- London and North Western Railway Company WWI Roll of Honour Book
- St. Helens Road Wesleyan Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Port Said War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
- CWGC reference: A. 7.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 13/08/1915 19/11/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6i* 10c*
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 13/08/1915