James Newton
Born 1898 - Died 5 Aug 1917
- Service number
- WWI 16/686 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 2nd NZ Maori ContingentPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM New Zealand Pioneer Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
- PrivatePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
- Forenames
- James AWMM
- Surname
- Newton AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 16/686 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Religion
- Church of England, Christian AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 1898 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Hastings, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Ihaia Katana, Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand AWMM
- Foster son of Ihaia Hutana, of WaipawaPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - http://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/james-newton
- Relationship status
- Pre 18 Sep 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- Egyptian, Egyptian EF & Western EuropeanPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 2nd NZ Maori ContingentPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
- Service number
- WWI 16/686 AWMM
- Military service
- 1915-1917Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- 1914-1915 Star AWMM
- British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- Victory Medal AWMM
- Plaque & Scroll # 509752Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
- 1 July 1915 at Takapuna, AucklandPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military record
- Age on enlistment
- 24yrs 3mthsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military record
- Occupation before enlistment
- Labourer for H Nepe of Hastings & M Morrison TaihapePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military record
Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 18 Sep 1915-26 Oct 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 29 AWMM Vessel was Waitemata AWMM Private AWMM 2nd Maori Contingent AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM
New Zealand Pioneer Battalion AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Attested as older, false birth date as 1891
SuppNom: Height: 5 foot 8.5 inches, SuppNom: Weight: 11 stone 3 pounds AWMM
About death
- Death
- 5 Aug 1917 AWMM
Age 19 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
- La Basse-Ville (Warneton) BelgiumPublic - Dominique GJM - Researcher - 2 November 2025 - timing of his death and location of Pioneers
- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
- Memorial of the Missing in Mesen (Messines), BelgiumPublic - Dominique GJM - Researcher - 2 November 2025 - James was not buried
- Messines Ridge British Cemetery, BelgiumPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - http://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/james-newton
- Memorial of the Missing in Mesen (Messines), Belgium
- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Headstone Inscription at Mataweka Urupa:
Tohu whakamaharatanga
Pvte 16/686 James Newton
I mate ki te whawnaiki France
I te 5 o nga ra Akuhata 1917.
"He died for his country".Public - Clancy - Researcher - 24 September 2017 - 'Mataweka Maori Cemetery, Waipawa' Transcribed by Val Hawkins and Bronwyn Aldridge in 1988. Copies: NZ Society of Genealogists, Marae Committee. Available on Ancestry.com - Memorial name
- There is a headstone for James Newton at Mataweka Urupa, Tapairu Rd, Waipawa, Central Hawkes Bay, HaPublic - Clancy - Researcher - 24 September 2017 - Cemetery Record transcribed by Val Hawkins and Bronwyn Arlidge in 1988 with the permission of Mr P Meha, Porangahau Road, Waipukurau, NZ.
Copies were given to the NZ Society of Genealogists and the Marae Committee.
A copy is available on Ancestry. - Waipawa War Memorial, Waipawa, HBPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/waipawa-first-world-war-memorial
- There is a headstone for James Newton at Mataweka Urupa, Tapairu Rd, Waipawa, Central Hawkes Bay, Ha
- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium AWMM
- St Mary's Church Memorial Board, Tikitiki near Rangitukia, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM
- I am a grand nephew and the name sake of James - I have been left his medals from WW1 along with other whanau members, a photo of James hangs in the. C Battalion war museum in Gisborne.Public - James - Other relative - 14 January 2020 - Information from whanau
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21380220
Further Reference - New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-130693.html
Further Reference - 'Tikitiki church war memorial ', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/tikitiki-church-war-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 29-Oct-2014
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/tikitiki-church-war-memorial
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1738147/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1738147
Further Reference - Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20201108000000/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-CowMaor.html
Further Reference - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
Correspondence with family - Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Vol1: 538 - Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
- Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
- Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
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