Newton, Lloyd (Private, b.1921)

Places	Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Lismore Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area, Buna Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby
Accession Number	PR03420
Collection type	Private Record
Record type	Collection
Measurement	1 wallet: 1cm
Object type	Memoir
Maker	Newton, Lloyd
Place made	New Guinea1
Date made	1943-1945
Access	Open
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copying Provisions	Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.

Description

Collection comprises typed memoir written by NX117893 (N1654469) Sapper Lloyd Newton, 11 Commander, Royal Engineers (Works), Second World War.

History / Summary

Newton depicts his journey to New Guinea with the 39 Supply Depot Company and living conditions aboard the "Anhui". Newton gives an account of his experiences in Port Moresby, Buna and the Lae area, New Guinea during the period 1943 to 1945. He details his work on refrigeration plants and water supply and describes the local people, flora and fauna, and tropical hazards. Newton also recounts specific incidents, some tragic, some comic, and describes his sudden marriage to Daphne during leave.