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Identity
Person No.
18636
Service No.
170246
Last Name
Newton 14
First Name
Oliver Hamilton
Initials
O H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1905 (±1 yr) 193
Age at Death
37
Military Service
Rank
Major
Regiment
King's Royal Rifle Corps 139
Unit
1st Bn. 626
Death Record
Date of Death
27 November 1942 98
Cause of Death
Died on active service 6,512
Died on active service
Grave Reference
7. A. 1. 1
Location
Country
Libya 785
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY 98
Coordinates
32.07696, 20.08936
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Henry Alfred Newton and of Mary Geraldine Newton (nee Belhaven); husband of Isobel Frances Newton (nee Northey), of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia.

Citation

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"

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #18636