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Herbert Campbell Newport

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Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France (photo B.G. Knights, 2009) - No known copyright restrictions

Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France (photo B.G. Kn …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Herbert Campbell AWMM
  • Surname
    Newport AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 54385 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    14 April 1890 Public - Jenifer - Other relative - 21 September 2015 - Military Personnel File.
  • Place of birth
    Nelson New Zealand Public - Jenifer - Other relative - 21 September 2015 - Military Personnel File.
  • Birth notes
    Son of Harry & Susan Newport formerly of Nelson NZ. Public - Jenifer - Other relative - 21 September 2015 - Military Personnel File.
  • Address before enlistment
    Masterton. North Island, New Zealand. Public - Jenifer - Other relative - 21 September 2015 - Military Personnel File.
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs S. Newport (mother), Pickering Terrace, Kaiwurra. Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unmarried. Public - Jenifer - Other relative - 21 September 2015 - Military Personnel File.

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 54385 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 Unknown AWMM Foreman/Civilian AWMM
    • Attested for war service at Masterton (North Island) NZ on 22 February 1917. Public - Jenifer - Other relative - 21 September 2015 - Military Personnel File.
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Foreman Waingawa Freezing Works, Masterton, NZ. Public - Jenifer - Other relative - 21 September 2015 - Military Personnel File.
  • Age on enlistment
    26 years. Public - Jenifer - Other relative - 21 September 2015 - Military Personnel File.

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Born at Nelson. Son of Henry and Susan Newport, of 3, Pickering Terrace, Kaiwarra, Wellington AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    29 September 1918 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Havrincourt, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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    • Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM
    • Nelson Cenotaph, Anzac Park, Nelson Public - Peter - Researcher - 30 October 2018 - on site

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Contributors

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30 October 2018PeterNelsonResearcher
25 April 2018JeniferWairarapaResearcher

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