| Regimental number | 15/71 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Onehunga |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 3 Broomhedge Street, Wellington |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 137 lbs |
| Next of kin | G W Newton, 3 Broomhedge Street, Wellington |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Headquarters |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George William and Catherine Newton, 3 Broomhedge Street, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Taken on strength, Moascar Camp, 8 January 1916. Posted to Canterbury Infantry Bn, 18 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 10 May 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 30 June 1916. Appointed Temporary Lance Corporal, 18 October 1916. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 28 October 1916 (influenza), and relinquished appointment of Temporary Lance Corporal; rejoined unit, 3 November 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 26 December 1916. Promoted Corporal, 31 January 1917. Appointed Lance Sergeant (Unpaid), 26 March 1917. Appointed Lance Sergeant (Paid), 20 May 1917. Detached to Corps School, 1 June 1917, 1 June 1917; rejoined unit, 30 June 1917. Promoted Sergeant, 9 June 1917. Detached to 2nd Army School, 11 August 1917; rejoined unit, 15 September 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 17 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 30 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Headquarters/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21380207 |