William Thomas NEWMAN

Regimental number30630
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationDriver
Next of kinMother, Mrs Newman, 12 Cambridge Avenue, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on 7 December 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916.
Final rankPrivate
FateDied of wounds 10 February 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXVII, Row FF, Grave No 13), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: W.H. and M. Newman, Cambridge Avenue, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 6

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