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Soldier Summary

Maurice George Robert Newbould

Alternate Names
Last nameFirst name
William
Newbold
Military History

Rank: Captain

Unit: New Zealand

Serial Number: 4/28A (NZEF)

Medals Awarded
  • Military Cross (M.C.)[1]
Notes

Occupation: engineer. Served in New Zealand Expeditionary Force Field Co., Engineers.

Events
EventDatePlaceDetails
Residence[1]Napier, New Zealand
Commissioned[1]1915France
Awarded Military Cross[1]1918
Served in Gallipoli and wounded[1]1915
Birth1888 (?)
Sources

[1]Anzacs in Arkhangel: the untold story of Australia and the invasion of Russia, 1918-19