Private

Leslie Malcolm Newlove

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Maud Newlove, of Takaka, Nelson.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Privates Leonard, Leslie and Edwin Newlove, of Takaka, Tasman, were all killed within eight days of each other at the Battles of Broodseinde and Passchendaele. Leonard died fighting with the 3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, at Broodseinde on 04 October, aged 41. Leslie and Edwin, both fighting in the 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, died at the attack at Bellevue Spur on 12 October, aged 22 and 32 respectively." [https://www.facebook.com/nzwargraves/, accessed 17/10/2020]

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Ronald Kerpershoek
Relationship to casualty: No family, but I read his story in Glyn Harper's "Massacre at Passchendaele" (Page 107):
"Mrs Mary Ann Newlove of Takaka, near Nelson, suffered similar agonies when the casualty figures reached New Zealand. Three of her sons had enlisted in 1916. One, Leonard, was killed on 4 Octobe... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
31530
Name:
Leslie Malcolm Newlove
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
18 June 1895
Place of Birth:
Takaka, Nelson, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs L M Newlove (wife), Takaka, Nelson
Religion:
Church of England
Date of Enlistment:
24 July 1916
Locality on Enlistment: 
Takaka
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Employer:
Self, Takaka
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion, 12 (Nelson) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
15 November 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 68
HMNZT 69
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Plymouth or Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 2.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
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