His story
George Albert Newman was a private in the Army Veterinary Corps with the East Anglian Divisional Veterinary Hospital.
He died on 16 September 1915, aged 34, and is buried at Cambridge City Cemetery.
He is also commemorated on the Great Livermere war memorial in Suffolk, where the inscription names George Newman of the veterinary corps.
Before the war
- Family
- Albert John
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- 34
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- East Anglian Divisional Veterinary Hospital
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 16 September 1915
- Age
- 34
- Place of death
- United Kingdom
- Recorded cause
- Cancer
- Cemetery or memorial
- Cambridge City Cemetery
- Grave reference
- D. 2483.
Connected men
- Henry John CHILDSAlso buried at Cambridge City Cemetery
- Patrick MCCARTHYAlso buried at Cambridge City Cemetery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- War Memorials Online — Great Livermere WW1 Memorial
- Great Livermere War Memorial — local memorial roll
- Research record number: 44
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “George Albert Newman”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/newman-george-albert-34/.
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