Profile image
Military service
Service number:
B/64006
Age:
31
Rank:
Rifleman
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Division:
1ST Bn.
Birth:
January 6, 1913
Sunderland, United Kingdom
Enlistment:
June 19, 1940
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
June 6, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. A. 6.
Additional information
Son of Albert and Anna Jane Newton, of Millfield, Sunderland, Co. Durham, England.
Digital gallery of Rifleman Gordon Newton
-
Photo of Gordon Newton
Rifleman Newton enlisted in The Queen's Own Rifles in June 1940 when the Regiment was mobilized. He served in Newfoundland, New Brunswick and in England. Rifleman Newton was in Baker Company, one of the first wave assault companies and was killed at Bernières-sur-mer. -
Gravemarker
Padre Cameron took this photo of Rifleman Newton's gravemarker at Beny-sur-mer in June 1997. -
Grave Marker
Photo courtesy of Bruce MacFarlane -
Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens)
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Gordon Newton
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Gordon Newton
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Gordon Newton
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Gordon Newton
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 404 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.