John William NEWMAN

Regimental number24779
OccupationPlumber
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Newman, 87 Caledonian Road, St Albans, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
The infantry component of the 13th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Willochra' and 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 3 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialBeaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 29), Beaumetz-Le-Cambrai, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Frederick and Elizabeth Newman
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 12