NEWCOME, Charles Henry
(Service number 48995)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 21/08/1877 | Place of Birth | England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Arcade, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Contractor | ||
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| Next of Kin | F. NEWCOME (father), 76 Fensberry (Finsbury?) Pavement, London E.C., England | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 26th Reinforcements, G Company (part) | ||
| Date | 9 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 28 January 1943 | Age | 65 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Charles Henry Newcome married Elizabeth Butterworth in 1917 at St Mary's Church, Timaru. He returned to New Zealand in March 1919 per the "Athenic".
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [16 March 2019]; Sun, 8 March 1919 (Papers Past) [11 March 2019]; Timaru cCemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [17 March 2019]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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