| Regimental number | 3/1070 |
| Address | Invercargill |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Albert Newman, Lennel, Gladstone, Invercargill |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, New Zealand Medical Corps |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Medical Corps attached to the 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, departed New Zealand on board five ships (HMNZT 30 'Maunganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Medals |
Mentioned in Despatches 'For devotion to duty and good services as dresser in Advanced Dressing Station at Ploegsteert Wood from July 4th to August 27th 1917. He showed a splendid example to other men by his untiring and unselfish devotion to duty under heavy bombardments, and when his fellow dressers had been killed and wounded. He has always done excellent work.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Medical Corps/NZRB |