Cyril Norman NEWMAN

Regimental number10/700
Date of birth15 May 1887
Place of birthBlenheim
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressNew Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.3
Height5' 6.5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinFather, Thomas Newman, Owen River, Nelson
Previous military serviceSchool Cadets (3 years)
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitNo.2 Field Company, New Zealand Engineers
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 21 November 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Avonmouth on board HMNZT 'Marama', 21 November 1917; disembarked New Zealand, 30 December 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action), 28 March 1918.

Total war service: 3 years 224 days (of which 3 years 96 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death17 April 1970, Nelson
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21380076