Leonard Charles Newlove

Private

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Mary Ann Newlove, of Takaka, Nelson.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

BDM Online

Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:

Edwin Newlove, Brother, Killed in action 12/10/1917
Leslie Malcolm Newlove, Brother, Killed in action 12/10/1917

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

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Casualty

Service Number:

33755

Name:

Leonard Charles Newlove

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

14 November 1876

Place of Birth:

Takaka, Nelson, New Zealand

Next of Kin:

Mrs Mary Ann Newlove (mother), Takaka, Nelson

Religion:

Church of England

Date of Enlistment:

18 September 1916

Locality on Enlistment:

Takaka, Nelson

Place of Enlistment:

Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand

Marital Status:

Single

Occupation on Enlistment:

Farmer

Employer:

Self, Takaka, Nelson

Armed Force:

Army

Unit:

NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 3 Battalion, 15 (North Auckland) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

04 October 1917

Day of Death:

Thursday

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

New Zealand Rifle Brigade

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

19 January 1917

Transport:

HMNZT 75

Vessel:

Waitemata

Destination:

Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Tyne Cot Memorial

Cemetery Reference:

N.Z. Apse, Panel 1.

Cemetery Location:

Belgium