Regimental number | 2719 |
Place of birth | Kerang East, Victoria |
School | Kerang East State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Kerang, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Newstead, Kerang, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Wytschaete, Belgium (Battle of Messines) |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Somer Farm Cemetery (Row B, Grave 20), Wytschaete, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 51 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Kerang Cemetery, Victoria. Photo: Kent Fedorowich. Parents: Charles and Jessie NEWSTEAD, Kerang, Victoria. Native of Kerang, East Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 28343 Gunner Albert Stephen NEWSTEAD, 8th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 8 September 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |