James Ernest NEWLANDS

Regimental number29937
OccupationUpholsterer
Next of kinWife, Mrs J Newlands, c/o Mrs J K Robertson, 23 Maitland Street, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company, left New Zealand on board two ships: HMNZT 'Tofua' (11 October 1916) and HMNZT 'Willochra' (16 October 1916). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Sergeant
Final unit3rd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 16 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), nr Ieper, Belgium,
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mrs J. Newlands, 3 MacAndrew Road, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 33

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