Remembering World War II

Name: Robert Charles Newman Rank: Rifleman Service Number: F/52589 Service: Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps Awards: 1939-45 Star, France, and Germany Star, War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, and Clasp Date of Birth: May 25, 1924 Place of Birth: Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia Date of Enlistment: June 9, 1943 Place of Enlistment: Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia Age at Enlistment: 19 Address at Enlistment: Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia Height: 5 feet, 5 ½ inches Complexion: Fair Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Marital Status: Single Occupation: Truck Driver Religion: Church of England Next of Kin: Mabel Newman (Mother), Dartmouth, Halifax Co., NS Date of Death: September 27, 1944 Age: 20 Cemetery: Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France Grave: Section 6, Row C, Grave 8 Commemorated on Page 404 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Peace Tower in the Memorial Chamber in Ottawa on August 29 Robert Charles Newman was the son of John Charles Newman (1876-1939) and Mabel Amelia (Harrie) Newman (1897-1988), and the brother of John Earl Newman (1921-2005), Sylvia Matilda Newman (1925- 2008), Marion Mabel Newman (1927-1927), and Murray Neil Newman (1929-2011). Robert’s brother Murray also served with the Canadian Armed Forces, in his case for 22 years. Robert completed the 7th Grade and began working in trucking. He was a good driver with no accidents while working with heavy trucks which included express trucks and lumber delivery. After enlisting in early June 1943 in Halifax, he was taken on strength at the No. 60 Canadian Infantry Basic Training Centre (CABTC), also known as Camp 60, on June 18th. He completed his basic training at Camp 60 in Yarmouth, NS, finishing on August 20, 1943. He subsequently trained at A14 Canadian Infantry Training Centre in Aldershot, Kings Co., NS. Aldershot in Kings Co., NS, and in Woodstock, Ontario. Advanced training included qualifying on the Ordnance Quick Fire 6-pounder anti-tank gun, and he qualified as a driver as well. He departed Canada on July 12, 1944, for overseas, disembarking on the United Kingdom on July 19th. Two months later, he boarded in England on September 5, 1944, to land in France the next day. Tragically, Robert was killed in action 8 days later in France serving with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles of the Canadian Army. He was interred at the Calais Canadian War Cemetery in the village of Leubringhen, in the Pas de Calais Department of France. The family chose the inscription, “While you, dear son, rest and sleep, your loving memory I’ll always keep”

Robert Charles Newman

Source: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Canadian Virtual War Memorial findagrave