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Electorates
- Elected MLA Greenough 20 November 1943, not sworn in
- On 31 July 1945 panel of members appointed to enquire whether vacancy existed, panel reported 28 August 1945, seat declared vacant 27 September 1945
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Personal Information |
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12 April 1916 |
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Dongara, Western Australia |
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Presumed 14 January 1944 |
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Flying battle |
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After reported missing from flight air operation, target Brunswick, Germany |
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Hanover War Cemetery, Hannover, Germany |
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Son of Edward Henry, farmer and Mary Elizabeth Dingle |
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Unmarried |
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Not stated |
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Educated locally
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Farmer |
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Share farming (wheat) at Mingenew by late 1930s
Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 17 August 1941
Awarded flying badge 15 May 1942
Embarked for United Kingdom 24 August 1942
With 7th Squadron
Flying Officer 10 January 1943, acting Flight Lieutenant 20 October 1943
Reported missing 14 January 1944 |
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Parents had farming property at Mingenew |
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Australian War Memorial website. Roll of Honour. Accessed 3 March 2015. https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1721841/?query=john+verdun+newton&op=Search&format=list&rows=20§ion%5B0%5D=people
D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2011, p. 192.
Electoral rolls
Mirror of the People, p. 191–197.
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