Name |
Harry NEWNS |
Rank/Number |
Sergeant / 10388 |
Regiment/Unit |
South Staffordshire Regiment / A Coy 2nd Battalion |
Enlisted |
Hounslow, Middx |
Age/Date of death |
42 / 15 Nov 1916 |
How died/Theatre of war |
Killed in action / France & Flanders |
Residence at death |
Slough |
Cemetery |
Serre Road Cemetery No 2, France |
Grave Reference |
I.K.13 |
Location of memorial |
Stoke Poges Church |
Date/Place of birth |
10 Jul 1875 / Hollins, Brampton, Chesterfield |
Date/Place of baptism |
22 Aug 1875 Derbyshire |
Occupation of Casualty |
regular soldierwith S Taffs Reg. |
Parents/Occupation |
late James & late Virtue Newns (Tomes) / agricultural labourer |
Parents' Address |
Old Brampton, Derbs |
Wife |
Emily Mary Newns nee Didcock |
Wife's Address |
Stoke Green |
Notes |
served 18 years in 2nd Bn in India & South Africa before War Service no 4169. Married in 1913 when he was a storekeeper. Re-enlisted 1914 |