Thomas John NEWSON

Regimental number10/928
Date of birth5 March 1894
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSawmiller
AddressManunui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.5
Height5' 8"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss L Newson, 16 Crossley Street, Holloway, London, England
Previous military serviceVolunteer and Territorial Force
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 13 September 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialPieta Military Cemetery (Plot B, Row X, Grave No 4), Malta
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, Anzac, 8 August 1915 (shrapnel wounds, knee and right leg); admitted to No.16 Casualty Clearing Station, 9 August 1915; transferred to HS 'Gason', date not stated; to hospital, Malta, 16 August 1915.

Died of wounds, Malta, 13 September 1915.

Total war service: 1 year 20 days (of which 356 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21380176