John, I do not know the precise circumstances of your death, but, as a former soldier in the 1st and the 7th Royal Warwickshire Regiment an...
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John William Newman
Able Seaman
Service No. J/31823
Age 22
Died on 23 December 1917
Royal Navy
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Hampshire, United Kingdom
Son of John William and Emma Newman, of London; husband of May Gertrude Newman, of 119, Wornington Rd., North Kensington, London.
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I NEVER KNEW YOU, BUT I THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE AND ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, THAT YOU GAVE YOUR LIFE FOR YOUR KING AND COUNTRY. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE.
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John, O valiant heart, your glory came in Portsmouth. Your memory hallowed in the land you loved.
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