| Regimental number | 11/1048 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hunterville, Rangitikei |
| Religion | No religious affiliation recorded |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Address | Stanley Road, Gisborne |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.11 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A M Newton, Muriwai, Gisborne |
| Previous military service | Served in C Company, 9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment; not seerving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Aparima on |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ralph John and Annie Margaret Newton, Childers Rad, Gisborne |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Killed in action, Anzac Cove, 27 August 1915. War service: 251 days (of which 195 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Third |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21380203 |