Leonard Arthur NEWMAN

Regimental number18891
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinMother, Mrs Newman, Grosvenor Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 59 Waitemata on 26 July 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Cyclist Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMarfaux (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Reims, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Henry Francis and Jane Newman, 94 Crummer Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 4