Rifleman

Richard Newman

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Richard and Sarah Ann Newman, of Wellington, New Zealand; late of Brunswick St., Leicester, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
25929
Name:
Richard Newman
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Sarah Ann Newman (mother), Boyd's Terrace, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Letter-carrier
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
18 May 1918
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
25 September 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 64
Vessel:
Devon
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. B. 17.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Richard Newman
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