Service Details
Name:
 NEWBY
Given Name:
 WILLIAM
Initials:
 W
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Royal Air Force
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Unit:
 1st (South African) Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1918-10-29
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Date of Birth:
 1895-08-27
Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, SE5A #F5476, last seen near Landrecies during a bomber escort
Additional
Information:
Son of William George and Rachel Newby. Native of Kimberley, South Africa. A student at Agriculture College. Commemorated on plaque in the St. Cyprian's Anglican Cathedral, Kimberley
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Nord
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Cemetery:
 LE REJET-DE-BEAULIEU COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 E. 1.

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