Military service
Service number:
B/73169
Age:
39
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
48th Highlanders of Canada
Birth:
January 1, 1905
Death:
May 23, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IX. H. 16.
Additional information
Son of William and Colleen Newton; husband of Jeannette Newton, of Moncton, New Brunswick.
Digital gallery of Private Frank Newton
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Photo of Frank Newton
48th Highlanders Died, Italy May 23 1944. After serving with the Highlanders when the unit was deployed to France in 1940 he was rotated back to Canada as an instructor. He agreed to take a demotion in rank in order to rejoin his unit that was fighting in Italy. -
Badge
In memory of the members of the 48th Highlanders of Canada who went to war and did not come home. Submitted on behalf of the 48th Highlanders Museum, 73 Simcoe St. Toronto, ON
Digital gallery of
Private Frank Newton
Digital gallery of
Private Frank Newton
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 404 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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