Lieutenant Colonel James Ernest Newland, VC

Date of birth	1881-08-22	Highton, VIC
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	1899	Served with the 4 Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse (VIC) in South Africa as a Private - service number 2354.
Other	1914-08-22	Transferred to AIF and joined 12 Battalion.
Date wounded	1915-05	Wounded at Gallipoli.
Date promoted	1915-05-22	Appointed 2nd Lieutenant.
Date promoted	1915-10	Appointed Lieutenant.
Date of honour or award	1917-04-08 - 1917-04-15	Awarded Victoria Cross for action at West of Boursies and Lagnicourt, France whilst serving with 12 Battalion, 3 Brigade, 1 Division as a Captain.
Date of death	1949-03-19	Caulfield, VIC

Served with the 12th Battalion, AIF.