Memorials & Monuments
on the Isle of Wight
- CWGC Headstones -
- Shorwell (St Peter) New Churchyard : A L Newnham -

His brothers, George Edgar (born 1888, died 1973) and Leonard Roy (born 1895), also served in the British Army during WW I.



This image shows George Edgar Newnham (standing right), and Leonard Roy Newnham (standing left) with an unknown friend.

Gunner 353625, George Edgar Newnham, Royal Garrison Artillery, British Army.

Private 2114836, Leonard Roy Newnham, Canadian Infantry; emigrated to Winnipeg in 1913, and returned there after the War. Believed to have died in 1993.

Location In Shorwell (St Peter) New Churchyard, Shorwell, Isle of Wight   Description Additional inscription on family headstone.

Memorial

Inscription IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES COLE NEWNHAM DIED 19TH MARCH 1933 AGED 76 ALSO OF ROSINA TAYLOR NEWNHAM DIED 2ND MARCH 1934 AGED 74. AND ARTHUR LESLIE 7TH SON OF THE ABOVE, MISSING AT ST JULIEN, FRANCE JULY 31ST 1917, AGED 19. R.I.P.   Further Information Image courtesy of Jim Newnham, his great-nephew Acting Serjeant 27412 A L Newnham, 14th Bn., Hampshire Regiment, British Army, while training with the Cyclists Battalion. CWGC record ...