Ken Newton

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Fullname Kenneth William Newton
Date of birth 17 April 1924
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 3 November 2006(2006-11-03) (aged 82)
Ken Newton
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Full name Kenneth William Newton
Date of birth 17 April 1924
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 3 November 2006(2006-11-03) (aged 82)
Original team(s) Wesley College
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1947–50 Essendon 24 (19)
1950–51 Hawthorn 9 (11)
Total 33 (30)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kenneth William Newton MC (17 April 1924 – 3 November 2006)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Newton enlisted to serve in the Australian Army at Duntroon in Canberra in December 1944. In July 1945 he was awarded the Military Cross for "outstanding personal courage at Ulupu, New Guinea" displayed in combat with Japanese troops.[3] Newton remained in the Army until May 1951.[4]

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