NEWMAN, ALBERT AUGUSTUS, son of Edwin Newman, Newport, Monmouthshire, and Susannah, dau. of David Evans, Newport; b. 16 Jun 1855; adm. 27 May 1869 (James'); left Christmas 1871; adm. solicitor Jul 1877; Town Clerk of Newport, Monmouthshire 1882-1922; m. 16 Sep 1886 Sarah Jane Gertrude, dau. of Thomas Evans, Roath, Cardiff; d. 1942.
Newman, Bryan John, son of Lieut. -Col. Arthur John Newman of Beckenham, Kent, and Gladis Mary Higgins of Nairobi, Kenya; b. 30 Nov. 1926; adm. Sept. 1939 (R); left July 1944; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1944; RAF 1944-5; adm. solicitor July 1951; practised in Croydon; JP 1975; m. Oct. 1949 Dr Marianna Lubinski, d. of Maj. Karol Lubinski of Hampstead; d. 15 Oct. 2000.
Newman, Charles Edward, son of Kenneth Edward Newman (qv); b. 7 Sept. 1921; adm. Sept. 1935 (G); left July 1938; Sgt RAFVR, killed in action (Libya) 7 Dec. 1941.
Charles Edward Newman was born at Shanghai, China on the 7th of September 1921 the son of Kenneth Edward Newman, a solicitor, and Phyllis Louise (nee Budd) Newman of 593-11, Amherst Avenue, Shanghai, China and of 9, Maxwell Road, Northwood in Middlesex. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Grant’s from September 1935 to July 1938.
He enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve where he trained as a wireless operator/air gunner and rose to the rank of Sergeant.
Charles Newman and his crew took off from Kabrit on the 9th of December 1941 in Wellington Mk II Z8333 to bomb enemy motor transport at Derna Landing Ground in Libya. The aircraft failed to return from the raid.
The crew was: -
Sergeant Hyman Freeman (Air Gunner)
Flying Officer Derek Lahee Skinner DFC (Pilot)
Sergeant Norman Maddox (Observer)
Sergeant James Marsland (2nd Pilot)
Sergeant Charles Edward Newman (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
Sergeant Richard Malcolm Douglas McLeod (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
Hyman Freeman’s body was found on a beach between Derna and Mrassa Wells, some seven miles from Tobruk in February 1942. He was buried there but the grave site was subsequently lost.
He is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial Column 243.
Newman, John FitzGerald, son of Capt. Sholto FitzGerald Newman, Roy. Sussex Regt, and Ade laide Victoria Louise, d. of John Plumb, MLAofSydney NSW; b. 27 Dec. 1910; adm. Sept. 1924 (A); left July 1928; a motor engineer 1931-5; West Yorks Regt 1940-8 (Maj.), MBE Sept. 1945, despatches (Burma) May and July 1945; Nigeria Regt 1949-52, 5 Bn West Yorks Regt 1953-4; Commandant Roy. West African Frontier Force Traming Sch. 1954- 7; retd as Lieut.-Col. Nov. 1957; m. 19 Aug. 1944 Mona Alice Jean, d. of William Stewart of Sydney NSW; d. 25Jan. 1983.
Newman, John Windrush, son of Frederick John Newman, of the Temple, barrister-at-law, by Margaret Levonia, daughter of William Stewart Mackenzie, of Killiecrankie, Perthshire: b. Oct. 23, 1901; adm. Sept. 23, 1915 (A); left March 1918; served in the R.A.F. in Great War I; in the employment of Harrisons and Crosfield, East India Merchants, Quilon, South India; Lieut. Royal Army Ordnance Corps Dec. 21, 1939; Major; served in France to the evacuation of Dunkirk, and in Egypt and Syria; mentioned in despatches (France and Flanders) L.G. Dec. 20, 1940; m. Sept. 1, 1941, Ethel Joan, daughter of Capt. James Mould, D.S.O., M.C., of Dudley, Worcestershire; d. while awaiting demobilisation July 23, 1945.
John Windrush Newman was born in London on the 23rd of October 1900 the son of Frederick John Newman KC, a merchant and barrister at law, and Margaret Levonia (nee Mackenzie) Newman of The Bungalow, Harlow in Essex. He was christened at St Andrew’s Church, Hammersmith on the 27th of July 1902. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Ashburnham from the 23rd of September 1915 to March 1918.
On leaving school he enlisted in the Royal Air Force at a Cadet Distribution Depot on the 2nd of May 1918. On leaving the Royal Air Force he joined the firm of Harrisons & Crosfield, East India Merchants of Quilon in South India. He became a company director and lived at 1, Harcourt Buildings, Temple in London and later at 2, Temple Gardens, in London. He was granted a Patent (No. 349,617) on the 1st of March 1930 for “Improvements in the signs and the like”.
He gained a Royal Aero Club Certificate (No. 18075) at Brooklands Flying Club on the 6th of May 1936 while flying a Tiger Moth aircraft.
Following the outbreak of war he was mobilised and was appointed as a Lieutenant in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps on the 21st of December 1939. He served during the Battle of France in 1940 from where he was evacuated from Dunkirk. He also served in Egypt and Syria during his service.
He was married at Westminster on the 1st of September 1941 to Ethel Joan (nee Mould) of Kensington.
On the 22nd of July 1945, John Newman asked his commanding officer, Major Wilfred Sinclair, if he could borrow a Sten gun from the armoury. He was last seen on the following day by Warrant Officer Fenly Curtis, walking along a footpath towards Sileby, Leicestershire. He did not return to to his barracks and when his room was searched his suitcase was found to have been packed as he was due to be demobilised a short time later. Also found were three letters, one of which was addressed to Major Sinclair. A search party was formed which searched the area until 4am but returned without finding him. His body was later found in a field at Sileby with the Sten gun next to it and with two empty cartridges on the ground beside him.
An iquiry into his death was convened at Loughborough where the Coroner called several witnesses who testified that John Newman had been suffering from deafness which had led to him suffering from poor mental health for some time. The Coroner recorded a vedict of: - “Death from a self inflicted gunshot wound while the balance of his mind was disturbed.”
He was Mentioned in Despatches.
He is commemorated at Mortlake Crematorium, Panel 9.
Newman, Kenneth Edward, son of Albert Augustus Newman (q.v.); b. May 22, 1888; adm. Sept. 27, 1900 (G); left Easter 1906; adm. a solicitor Oct. 1911; legal adviser to Shanghai Municipal Police 1914-9; practised at Shanghai; m. Jan. 8, 1914, Phyllis Louise, daughter of Felix Septimus Budd, of Newport, co. Monmouth; d. at Shanghai Sept. 30, 1941.
NEWNHAM-DAVIS, ROBERT WILKINSON, son of Nathaniel Newnham-Davis, Greville Road, Maida Vale, London, (“no occupation”, 1881 Census), and Caroline Isabella Anne, dau. of Thomas Wilkinson, Brighton, Sussex; b. 12 Aug 1869; adm. 31 May 1883 (H); left Aug 1884; St. Mary’s Hospital; MRCS LRCP 1893; a medical practitioner in London (living unm. in 1901).
Newson, William Hill, son of Harry Newson, of the Middle Temple, barrister-at-law, by Alice Jane Elizabeth, daughter of James Hill, H.M. Receiver General for Scotland; b. Feb. 3, 1895; adm. Sept. 23, 1909 (R); left July 1912; 2nd Lieut. 6th Batt. (T.F.) Gordon Highlanders Nov. 14, 1914; Lieut. Oct. 21, 1916; Capt. Jan. 21, 1918; acting Major 7th Batt.; M.C. Jan. 1, 1916; mentioned in despatches; adm. a solicitor Jan. 20, 1920; practised in the City of London; Capt., Inns of Court Regt. April 29, 1922; Major Nov. 21, 1925; Lieut. Col. June 14, 1935; T.D. 1933; Chief Instructor R.A.C. (Inns of Court) Wing, O.C.T.U., Camberley, Sept. 3, 1939; m. Oct. 12, 1931, Jessie Nora, daughter of George Finch, of Hyde Park; d. 1976.
NEWTON (or NEWBY), WALTER; b.; adm.; QS; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1589, matr. 30 Oct 1590, aged 19, Westminster Student to 1600 (listed as Newby in some Christ Church records); BA 1593; MA 1596.
Newton, Douglas Anthony, son of John Newton, Bank of England clerk, ofEsher, Surrey, and Janet Mary, a. of George RobertGwynofTwickenham; b. 21 Dec. l 915; adm. Sept. 1929 (R); left July 1933; Principal Probate Registry 1934; 2nd Lieut. RA Dec. 1940, attd RIASC 1942 (Capt.), APM Colombo (Maj.), demob. 1946; Registrar Principal Probate Registry 1959, sen. Registrar Principal Registry Family Divn High Court 1972-5, retd 1975; CB 1976; m. 11 Aug. 1946 Barbara, d. of John Sutherland of Aberdeen; d. June 1993.