Regimental number | 4567 |
Place of birth | Maryborough, Queensland |
School | State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, A G New, Kilcoy, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Crucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot X, Row B, Grave No. 1), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 77 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur George and Maud NEW, Brisbane. Native of Maryborough, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 463 Corporal Herbert Clarence NEW, 25th Bn, died of wounds, 23 April 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 15th Bn, Serapeum, 7 March 1916. Admitted to 4th Field Ambulance, 18 April 1916 (tachycardia); transferred to Australian Casualty Clearing Station (old pneumonia), and then to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 20 April 1916 (bronchitis); discharged to duty, 2 May 1916; rejoined Bn, 3 May 1916. Found guilty, 11 May 1916, of being absent from 6 am parade and twice being absent from punt fatigue: forfeited 1 day's pay. Found guilty, 23 May 1916, of being absent from punt fatigue, 545 am, 23 May: awarded 1 day's Field Punishment No 2, and to do 7 days of punt fatigue. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 3 November 1916, and transferred to No 2 Stationary Hospital, Abbeville (oedema, leg); to No 5 Convalescent Depot, Cayeux, 15 November 1916; to 4th Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 26 November 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 10 January 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 5 February 1917. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 23 February 1917. Admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 29 March 1917 (boils, arm), and reverted to Lance Corporal on being evacuated to hospital; transferred to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 29 March 1917 (boils, neck; blistered heel); discharged to unit, 4 April 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 6 April 1917. Promoted Tempoary Corporal, 8 April 1917. Promoted Corporal, 27 April 1917. Admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 8 May 1917 (furnuculosis); transferred to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 10 May 1917; to 9th Casualty Clearing Station, 12 May 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 14 May 1917; to 4th Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, 21 June 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 27 June 1917. Detached to 4th Training Bn, Codford, England, 6 August 1917; marched in to 4th Training Bn, 9 August 1917. Attended 14th Rifle Course at School of Instruction, Tidworth, 27 September 1917; qualified 1st Class with a fair working knowledge of the Lewis Gun. Marched in to 12th Training Bn, 4 November 1917. Found guilty, 13 November 1917, of neglecting to obey AIF Depots in UK Orders No 719 of 22-6-17 para. Bounds; (2) improperly dressed: reprimanded. Proceeded overseas to France, 31 December 1917; rejoined 15th Bn, in the field, 4 January 1918. Admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 6 January 1918 (ingrown toenail); transferred to 3rd Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 9 January 1918; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 20 January 1918; to Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Havre, 5 February 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 18 February 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, NEW Arthur Henry |