Temporary Lieutenant Colonel John Newman

Ranks Held	Captain, Major, Second Lieutenant, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date	01 March 1880
Death Date	10 November 1938
Final Rank	Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Units	Australian Imperial Force 10th Australian Infantry Battalion 11th Australian Infantry Battalion
Conflict/Operation	First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes	Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-11-07 Published in London Gazette in 1918-05-28 Published in London Gazette in 1919-06-03 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-10-24

Collection items

Date of birth	01 March 1880
Date promoted	18 September 1914	Appointed second lieutenant.
Other units	18 September 1914	11 Battalion.
Date of embarkation	02 November 1914
Other	01 January 1915	Commanding Officer, 8 Platoon, B Company, 11 Battalion.
Date promoted	01 February 1915	Appointed lieutenant.
Date promoted	02 December 1915	Appointed captain.
Date of recommendation honour or award	08 March 1918
Date promoted	03 April 1918	Appointed Temporary Lieutenant Colonel.
Other units	03 April 1918	Temporary Commanding Officer 9 Battalion.
Other units	11 May 1918	11 Battalion.
Other units	16 May 1918	Temporary Commanding Officer 10 Battalion.
Other	1918-05-16 - 1918-05-20	Commanding Officer of the 10th Battalion.
Date of honour or award	28 May 1918	Mention in Despatches.
Other units	28 May 1918	Temporary Commanding Officer 11 Battalion.
Date returned to Australia	24 September 1918
Other	13 January 1919	AIF appointment terminated.
Date of honour or award	03 June 1919	Awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
Date of death	10 November 1938