James Newland
Full name:
James Ernest Newland, VC
Born:
Highton
Vic
Australia
Died:
Melbourne
Vic
Australia
Occupation:
Soldier
Fate:
Repatriated to Australia
Highest rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Enlistment:
Decorations/ commendations:
Victoria Cross (VC), Mentioned in Dispatches (MID), South African War service medals, World War I service medals, World War II service medals, Coronation medals
Service:
Australian Imperial Force
Service Number:
2, 2354
Conflict:
Second South African (Boer) War 1899-1902, World War I 1914-1918, World War II 1939-1945
Military event:
Battle of Mouquet Farm 1918, Battle of Pozières 1916, Battle of the Somme 1916, Gallipoli Campaign 1915, Landing at Anzac Cove 1915, Second Battle of Bullecourt 1917, Western Front 1916-1918
Unit:
12th Australian Infantry Battalion AIF, 4th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse