B135597 Rifleman John “Jack” Walter Newman was born in Humberstone, Ontario (Port Colborne) on 4 September 1923, the son of John Francis Newman and Cora Dickhout. He had three brothers (one in the Royal Canadian Air Force and four sisters.

Newman was employed as an officer clerk when he enlisted with the active service army on 4 November 1942. After training at Camp Borden, he was posted as a reinforcement to The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada on 25 March 1943 and reported for duty in the UK on 5 April. After another year’s training, he was with D Company in the second wave to land on Juno Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944.

Rifleman Newman was killed in action during the battle of the village of Le Mesnil Patry and is buried in Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, grave reference III. F. 16.