Regimental number | 656 |
Place of birth | Pomborneit, Victoria |
School | Laverton State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Laverton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, W A Newland, Laverton, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground, Grass Lane (Plot X, Row L, Grave No. I), Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 179 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Louisa Jane NEWLAND, Laverton, Victoria. Native of Pomborneit |
Family/military connections | Brother: [2] Captain James Ernest NEWLAND VC, 12th Bn, returned to Australia, 21 July 1917. |