| Regimental number | 48558 |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Next of kin | Father, James Newell, Victoria Street, Devonport, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), Specialists Company, Signal Section |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 86 Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Vaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 27), Pas de Calais, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Gertrude Isabel Newell, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 30 |