Herbert Roff Newton

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]

Commander

Herbert Roff Newton

OBE DL JP
Commander H.R. Newton OBE DL JP
Born10 July 1900
Died2 June 1973
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankCommander
AwardsOBE

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
  1. Obituary, The Times, 7 June 1973
  2. Supplement to The London Gazette, 11 June 1946, Issue 37603, p. 2882
  3. "Report". google.co.uk. 1948. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  4. Kelly’s Handbook To The Titled, Landed and Official Classes, 1962, Published by Kelly’s Directories Limited 1962
  5. "Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.co.uk". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  6. Bedford Modern School of the black & red. OCLC 16558393. Retrieved 10 July 2015 – via worldcat.org.
  7. The Harpur Trust, 1552-1973. OCLC 903515. Retrieved 10 July 2015 – via worldcat.org.
  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. Death Notice, The Times, 7 June 1973


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