Cenotaph : 17418

Cenotaph ID: 
17418
Rank Last Held: 
Trooper
Forenames: 
Lewis Oscar
Surname: 
Newsham
Alias: 
John Newsham
Conflict: 
Serial Number: 
6379
Date of Birth: 
09 March 1872
Place of Birth: 
Omata, Taranaki, New Zealand
Enlistment Address: 
Martinborough, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Station-hand
Embarkation Body: 
7th Contingent
Embarkation Date: 
1902-02-01 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Destination: 
South Africa
Vessel: 
Surrey
Date of Death: 
20 August 1902
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Somes Island, Wellington, New Zealand
Cause of Death: 
Measles and septic pneumonia
Cemetery Name: 
Waireka Cemetery, Omata, Taranaki, New Zealand
Grave Reference: 
Newsham family plot
Memorial Name: 
St Mary's Church, Vivian Street, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand|Ranfurly Veterans' Home, 539 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland, New Zealand
First Rank: 
Trooper
Next of Kin: 
Barney Newsham (brother), Whangaroa, Auckland, New Zealand
Last Unit Served: 
8th New Zealand Mounted Rifles
Cenotaph CID: 
C17418

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