
| Regimental number | 40234 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Takaka, Nelson |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Ann Newlove, Takaka, Nelson |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Corinthic on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 12th (Nelson) Company, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mary Ann Newlove, Takaka, Nelson |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 33755 Private Leonard Charles NEWLOVE, 3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 4 October 1917; 31530 Private Leslie Malcolm NEWLOVE, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 12 October 1917; 22849 Private George Thomas NEWLOVE, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, returned to New Zealand. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Enlisted and posted to C Company, 23rd Reinforcements, 11 November 1916. Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, marched in to Sling Camp and taken on strength A Company, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Reserve Group, 10 June 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field and posted to 12th (Nelson) Company, 25 July 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Buried on Bellevue Spur (D 9 d88), Passchendaele, by the Reverend John Arthur Lush, New Zealand Army Chaplains Department, attached to 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 13 October 1917; grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 12 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21380059 Research Report on Newlove Family History, Jane McDonald, Golden Bay Museum, Takaka, Nelson, June 2007 |
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