Son of Margaret and the late John Oliver Newton, of 428, Manchester Road East, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Photo captioned as John Newton in F&WJ.
Newton, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Newton
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: May 7th, 1888
- Birth place: Little Hulton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Little Hulton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 28
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 20th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st Battalion.
- Service number: 15021
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: January 22nd, 1915 - 1915-01-22
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: II. F. 10.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 29/01/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 29/09/1916 06/10/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 21/09/1917 20/09/1918