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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox military person Commander Herbert Roff Newton OBE DL JP (1900-1973), was a senior officer in the Royal Navy, a Deputy Lieutenant for Bedfordshire and for many years a Justice of the Peace.[1][2][3][4]

Life

Herbert Roff Newton was born in Bedford on 10 July 1900, the son of William Lea Newton and Nellie (née Roff).[5] He was educated at Bedford Modern School[4][6][7]

After a period of service in the Artists Rifles, Newton joined the Royal Navy.[4] He was made a Commander in 1946[2] and, in the same year, was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[2] Newton served on several governmental committees[3] and was made Deputy Lieutenant of Bedfordshire in 1961.[8] He was for many years a Justice of the Peace.[1] A keen rugby player, and later a referee, he appeared occasionally for Bedford between 1923 and 1926.[9]

Newton died in Bedford on 2 June 1973.[5][10] He was survived by his wife, Edith, and a daughter.[10]

References

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  1. 1,0 1,1 Obituary, The Times, 7 June 1973
  2. 2,0 2,1 2,2 Supplement to The London Gazette, 11 June 1946, Issue 37603, p. 2882
  3. 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  4. 4,0 4,1 4,2 Kelly’s Handbook To The Titled, Landed and Official Classes, 1962, Published by Kelly’s Directories Limited 1962
  5. 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  6. Шаблон:Cite book
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  8. The London Gazette, 8 August 1961, Issue 42432, p. 5852
  9. Neil Roy, '100 Years of the Blues. The Bedfordshire Times Centenary History of Bedford RUFC', (Bedford, 1986), pp. 204-6
  10. 10,0 10,1 Death Notice, The Times, 7 June 1973