Newton, Denis William
Age: 28
Date of birth: 11th April 1917
Parents: John Jack and Edith Newton nee Bradshaw
Wife: Kathleen Newton nee Lacey, of Woodgreen, Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
Address: 14 Packmore Street, Warwick
Occupation: Worked at Motor Haulage Services, Leamington Spa
Denis was born on 11th April, 1917 to parents John Jack (1888-1978) and Emily Newton (1889-1936) nee Bradshaw. The Newton’s were a well known Warwick family and John and Emily married there in Q3 1913.
The 1921 Census lists the family at 14 Packmore Street, Warwick. Denis is 4 years old and has a younger sister, Joyce Muriel (1920-2025) who is 6 months old. By the time of the 1939 Register Denis and his father are still living at 14 Packmore Street, and Denis is a “House Painter and Motor Car Driver” His father John is a House Painter. Denis’ younger sister Joyce is not listed so may have been visiting another household.
Dennis married Kathleen Lacey (1918-1986) in Q1 1944 in Wednesbury. Just over a year later, she was a widow.
Military Service
Rank & Number: Lance Corporal, 144134
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Brigade/Division:
Date of death: 13th August 1945
Cause of death/Battle: Killed in a railway accident
Commemorated/Buried: Buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany. 53. C. 14.
Awards:
Commemorated locally at: St Nicholas Park - Avenue of Trees
Denis is buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany and there is a memorial tree and plaque in St Nicholas Park, Warwick
Contributors
- Unlocking Warwick Research Group
- Warwick Advertiser excerpt courtesy of Warwickshire County Record Office
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