NEWELL, PTE. DWIGHT
Dwight Newell was born Oct 26, 1921 in Ahmic Harbour, the son of John Henry Newell and Annie Bradley.
Dwight Newell
Dwight Newell's dog tag and unit badge
Based upon his unit badge, Dwight would appear to have been in the Argyll and Sutherlan Highlanders, the Princess Louise’s.
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) served in Jamaica on garrison duty from 10 September 1941 to 20 May 1943, and embarked for Great Britain on 21 July 1943. On 26 July 1944, it landed in France as part of the 10th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Armoured Division, and it continued to fight in North West Europe until the end of the war. The unit's first battles in early August 1944 were along the road to Falaise. The first major action, Hill 195 on August 10, 1944 was an unorthodox success; Stewart led the Battalion single file through the darkness of night and German lines to capture this hitherto unassailable strong point. It was an act which historian John A. English has called "the single most impressive action of Operation Totalize".
