Newman, Norman Henry

Plot Location2G16
SurnameNewman
Given Name(s)Norman Henry
Place of BirthHackney Reg. Dist., London, UK
Date of Birth (Eng)October 11, 1926
Date of Birth (Heb)3 Cheshvan 5687
Date of Death (Eng)April 6, 1952
Date of Death (Heb)11 Nisan 5712
Age at Death25
Hebrew Nameנפתלי הערץ בן ר׳ שמעון
Spouse’s Name 
Father’s NameSimeon Newman
Mother’s NameRachel Pines
Other Surnames 
SexM
Marital StatusS
Maiden Name 
Title (e.g., Dr)Captain
Religious Status (כ/ל/י) 
Cause of Death 
Other Family DataBrother: Alan M. Newman (b. 2Q 1930, Willesden)
Inscription (Eng)NORMAN HENRY NEWMAN
CAPT., R.A.M.C. ATTD – 23RD FLD. REGT., R.A.
BORN 11TH OCTOBER 1926
DIED WHILST RENDERING AID
TO HIS FELLOW-MEN 6TH APRIL 1952
AGED 25 YEARS.
DEEPLY MOURNED BY
HIS LOVING MOTHER AND BROTHER
Inscription (Heb)פה מצא מנוח המ נפתלי הערץ בן ר׳ שמעון נע נולד ג׳ חשון תר״פז ונלב״ע י״א ניסן תש״יב חהיו ימו כ״ה ש׳ תנצ״בה
Inscription (Other)“221” on front
HistoricalHis service number was 411462. His regiment was stationed at Quarry Camp (Ping Shan) in the New Territories. He was a doctor, in which case, did he die of infection or was there an accident?

His father passed away three years earlier. His mother died on June 12, 1978. They had been living at 77 The Avenue, Brondesbury Park, London NW6 for many years.

His parents were married in London in the fourth quarter of 1925.

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