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Name	William Ellis Newton
Born	8 June, 1919 St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	29 March, 1943 (aged 23) Salamaua, Papua New Guinea
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Hughes, Edward Stuart Reginald (classmate)
Occupation or Descriptor *	air force officer (1940-1943) Federal, Australia prisoner of war (Australian) (1943-1943) Federal, Australia

* Dates are approximate