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NEWMAN, Augustus Charles
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
NEWMAN, Augustus Charles
Date Of Birth
19 Aug 1904
Age
37
Birth Place
Buckhurst Hill, Chigwell, Essex
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Buckhurst Hill, Essex; Salford, Bedfordshire; Sandwich, Kent, England
Date
27 Mar 1942
Date Of Death
26 Apr 1972
Further Information
M.I.C.E. (Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers). Member or Secretary of a Territorial Army Association.
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The Essex Regiment, attached No. 2 Commando. Attached Officer serving in the rank of War Substantive Lieutenant. Major, Essex Regiment, Territorial Army, seniority date 09/01/1947. Special List. Army Cadet Force, Essex, Territorial Army. Special Air Service Regiment 01/05/1950. Deputy Lieutenant, County of Essex.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 18/12/1945 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 6189 (MiD) Further gazette issues: 37396 (MiD)
Rank Name
Lieutenant Colonel
Service Number
33927
Award Details
Distinguished Service (MiD)
Gazette Date
1945
Gazette Page
3171 (V.C.); Issue: 37134 (V.C.)
Duty Location
St Nazaire raid in 1942, France
Service
British Army
Regiment
Essex Regiment
Battalion
Attached No. 2 Commando
Commemorated
Buried at Barham, Kent
Place of Death
Sandwich, Kent
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
Territorial Decoration
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Essex Regiment
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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