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1899 Apr 4. Born Devon
1901 census at London Hotel, Chapel Street, Withycombe Rawleigh, Exmouth
1911 census at 1 Avenue Terrace Paignton. His mother has remarried.
1915 Jul 22 Enlisted in 3/5 Devons
1917 Mar 1. DCLI. Cadet Basil Richard Chappell Newberry to be temp. 2nd Lt. .(attd.).
1918 Sep 1. D. of Corn. L.I.—B. R. C. Newberry. Promoted Lt
1918 Sep 11 On daily casualty list as wounded
1920 Aug 24. Joined ADRIC with service no 350. Posted to D Coy
1921 Jun 24. Struck off ADRIC strength when transfers as a Permanent Cadet to RIC
1921 Jul 1. Posted as DI3 to Clifden, Galway
1922 May 15 Discharged on a pension at the disbandment of RIC
1922 Jul/Sep Married in Totnes, Devon to Muriel K Venner
1922 Sep 1. Leaves UK for the West Indies. He is a Planter. His wife Kathleen M Newberry travelled with him. They travel 1st Class. His MIC shows he was in Nevis
1925 Apr 7. Arrives in UK from St Kitts. Travels 1st class with wife and child (Child June, no Christian name for wife)
1932 Sep 8. Lt. B. R. C. Newberry (late Serv. Bns., D.C.L.I.), relinquishes the rank of Lt., on enlistment into the ranks of the T.A.
1935 Dec He is Secretary of Dartmouth Commercial Association
1936 Jan He is with River Dart Steamboat Company
1937 Apr He is Secretary of Dartmouth Chamber of Trade
1937 He is CSM of 5th Devons
1939 Register His wife Muriel K Newberry is living at 41 Redburn Road , Paignton U.D., Devon,
1940 Aug 7. C.S.M. Basil Richard Chappell NEWBERRY (142080), Devon R., to be Lt.
1943 Apr 2 Newspaper report shows him as Capt in Home Guard
1947 Nov 1. Short Service Commission. The undermentioned Lts. to be Capts.:— B. R. C. NEWBERRY (142080)
1949 May 24. Died. The executor looks like his (ex) wife who re-married in 1952
WO 339/76253