| Regimental number | 31530 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Takaka, Nelson |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs L M Newlove, Takaka, Nelson |
| Previous military service | C Squadron, 10th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 19th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Manganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| 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 | Wife: Maud Myrtle Newlove, Takaka, Nelson |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 33755 Private Leonard Charles NEWLOVE, 3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 4 October 1917; 40234 Private Edwin 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, 19th Reinforcements, 24 July 1916. Transferred to Camp Details, Trentham Camp, Upper Hutt, 13 August 1916; transferred to Camp Details, Featherston Camp, Wairarapa, 2 September 1916; transferred to C Company, 19th Reinforcements, 4 September 1916. Embarked Wellington, 15 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, marched in to Sling Camp and taken on strength Canterbury Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Reserve Group, 29 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, and posted to 12th (Nelson) Company, 25 May 1917. Reported missing, believed killed in action, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 11 November 1917. 'On the morning of 12 October Private Newlove was with my section up until we reached about 50 yards from our jumping off trench. At this spot we met heavy machine gun fire. I missed Newlove at this spot. I saw no more of him.' Statement of 6/3245 Lance Corporal George James Henry BELL, 12 (Nelson) Company, 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, to Court of Enquiry, 11 November 1917. Statement corroborated by 26233 Private William Cheviot ADAMS, 12 (Nelson) Company, 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 11 November 1917. Court of Enquiry, 11 November 1917, concluded: 'Missing, believed killed in action in the field, France, on 12 October 1917'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 12 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 File 21380063 Research Report on Newlove Family History, Jane McDonald, Golden Bay Museum, Takaka, Nelson, June 2007 |