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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Thomas John Newson |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Thomas John |
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| Surname: |
Newson |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
10/928 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Next of Kin: |
Miss L. Newson (sister), 16 Crossley Street, Holloway, London, England |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Manunui, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Main Body |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Wellington Infantry Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
16 October 1914 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Limerick or Arawa |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
537 |
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| Campaigns: |
Gallipoli |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Wellington Infantry Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Malta to Gallipoli |
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| Date of Death: |
13 September 1915 |
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| Year of Death: |
1915 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta |
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 |
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| Additional Information: |
From the spring of 1915, the hospitals and convalescent depots established on the islands of Malta and Gozo dealt with over 135,000 sick and wounded, chiefly from the campaigns in Gallipoli and Salonika, although increased submarine activity in the Mediterranean meant that fewer hospital ships were sent to the island from May 1917. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
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