Lance Newnham Military person

Temporary Colonel Lanceray Arthur Newnham GC MC (3 August 1889 – 18 December 1943), known as Lance or Lan Newnham, was a British Army officer. He was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the gallantry he showed in resisting Japanese torture during the Second World War.

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Birth dateAugust 03, 1889
Birth place
India
Date of deathDecember 18, 1943

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award
Military Cross
George Cross
military operations
World War II
World War I
military unit
Middlesex Regiment
service start1910
service end1943

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