| Regimental number | 22849 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Nelson |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 38 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Newlove, 9 Karaka Street, Newton, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Discharge date | |
| 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; 40234 Private Edwin NEWLOVE, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 12 October 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Enlisted and posted to F Company, 13th Reinforcements, Trentham Camp, 7 February 1916. Admitted to hospital, Featherston Camp, 26 March 1916 (influenza); discharged from hospital, Featherston Camp, 14 April 1916. Married Mary Purvis, Wellington, 5 May 1916. Found guilty, 16 May 1916, of overstaying leave: awarded one days' confined to barracks and forfeited total of one days' pay. Embarked onboard HMNZT 'Tofua' in Wellington and proceeded overseas to England, 28 May 1916. Disembarked Devonport, England, marched in to Sling Camp and taken on strength 5th (Reserve) Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 27 July 1916. Struck off strength 5th (Reserve) Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Sling Camp, and proceeded overseas to France, 12 August 1916; disembarked and marched in to New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, France, 13 August 1916. Taken on strength 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, and posted to 4th (Otago) Company, in the field, 24 August 1916. Wounded in action and admitted to 15th Corps Casualty Collecting Station, 1 October 1916 (gun shot wound, back); admitted to 38th Casualty Clearing Station then transferred to No 1 Canadian General Hospital, Rouen, 2 October 1916; transferred to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 16 October 1916; discharged from No 6 Convalescent Depot and attached to New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, 21 October 1916; rejoined unit in the field, 29 October 1916. Leonard George Newlove (son), and Jean Purvis Newlove (daughter), born, Auckland, 22 October 1916. Attached to 363rd Forestry Company, Royal Engineers as axeman, in the field, 7 June 1917. Proceeded to England on leave, 1 October 1917; returned from leave, 12 October 1917. Marched out from 363rd Forestry Company, Royal Engineers, and attached to New Zealand Reception Camp, Rouen, 12 January 1919; marched out to join New Zealand Division, 27 January, 1919; rejoins 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment , 30 January 1919. Disembarked England from France and marched in to Brocton Camp, 11 February 1919; marched out from Brocton and marched in to Larkhill, 18 March 1919. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HMNZT 'Northumberland', 28 March 1919; disembarked in Wellington, 9 May 1919. Discharged on termination of period of engagement, Auckland, 7 June 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 72 |
| Place of burial | Auckland |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 30 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 Research Report on Newlove Family History, Jane McDonald, Golden Bay Museum, Takaka, Nelson, June 2007 |