Service Details
Name:
NEWTON
Given Name:
OLIVER HAMILTON
Initials:
O H
Service No:
170246
Rank:
Major
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Regiment:
King's Royal Rifle Corps
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Unit:
1st Bn.
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Date of Death:
1942-11-27
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Age:
37
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, in the Western Desert
Decorations:
M C and 2 bars
Citations:
2nd bar LG Sup 15 Oct 1942 - "In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East" 1st Bar LG Sup 24 Sept 1942 - "In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East" MC LG Sup 24 February 1942 - "In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East"
Additional
Information:
Son of Henry Alfred Newton and of Mary Geraldine Newton (nee Belhaven); husband of Isobel Frances Newton (nee Northey), of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia.
Commemoration
Country:
Libya
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Cemetery:
BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
7. A. 1.

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