Harold Reginald NEWGASS, GC
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No. & Rank at the Time of Action: Temporary Lieutenant
Unit/Occupation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (Bomb Disposal)
Date and Place of Birth: 3rd August 1899
Family: Son of Benjamin and Maria Regina Newgass of The Round House, Wiston, Steyning, Sussex (formerly of Hampstead) who died on 13th March 1942. His brother was Edgar Isaac Newgass. Husband of Mrs Nan Newgass
Early Life: Harold Newgass served in the Territorial Army with the Royal Artillery, 1918 to 1934.
Date and Place of GC Action: 28th November 1940, Garston Gas works, Liverpool
The London Gazette: 4th March 1941