Herbert NEWSHAM

Regimental number23/856
AddressOrmond, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinTrustee, James Gordon, Farm, Ormond, Gisborne
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Mauganui on 10 October 1915
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of wounds 29 August 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Date of death given as 20 August 1918 on CWGC site.
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialBagneux British Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No 33), Gezaincourt, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs S. Newsham, 66 Park Road, Southport, Lancashire, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: C Company/1st NZRB

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