In Memory Of
NEWTON, OLIVER HAMILTON
Service Details
Age:
37
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
170246
Rank:
Major
Unit:
1st Bn.
Regiment:
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Date of Death:
1942-11-27
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, in the Western Desert
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
7. A. 1.
Cemetery:
BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Libya
Additional Information
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"
Son of Henry Alfred Newton and of Mary Geraldine Newton (nee Belhaven); husband of Isobel Frances Newton (nee Northey), of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia.