Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Captain (Quartermaster) H. J. Newman, 1st Federation Reconnaissance Regiment of Malaya, late King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya (6403692 W.O. Cl.2 H. J. Newman. K.R.R.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (6403692 W.O. Cl.1. H. J. Newman. K.R.R.C.) mounted court-style for display; together with three metal identification discs to recipient., nearly extremely fine (4) £140-£180

Henry John Newman served with the Royal Sussex Regiment and Staff of the G.O.C. Southern Command as a Sergeant during the Second World War. He was promoted Orderly Room Quartermaster-Sergeant in 1946, serving with the 27th Green Jackets Holding Battalion. He then transferred to the King's Royal Rifle Corps, serving in the same role until 1956. From 1957 to 1959, he acted as Regimental Sergeant-Major, Queen Victoria's Rifles. Commissioned Lieutenant (Quartermaster) in the 1st Federation Reconnaissance Regiment of Malaya, he was promoted Captain (Quartermaster) on 25 November 1962 and retired some five days later.