★

Loading archive…

★Victoria Cross

A comprehensive archive of decorated U.S. military heroes, objectively ranked by the Unified Scoring Matrix (USM-25). Honoring valor through history.

USM-25.2Scoring Standard

Scored under the Unified Scoring Matrix (USM-25)

Augustus Newman — Victoria Cross

< Back to Heroes

Heroic Score1301018th out of 4480

Number of Medals14

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score154350 of 4480

British Army#222of 876

Special operations#32of 41

World War II#472of 924

Augustus Newman

Lieutenant Colonel, British Army

World War II

Awards & Decorations

Victoria Cross
Order of the British Empire KBE
1939-1945 Star
France and Germany Star
Defence Medal (United Kingdom)
War Medal 1939-45 — (United Kingdom)
Territorial Decoration (4)
King George VI Coronation Medal 1937
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal 1953
Legion of Honour
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Lieutenant Colonel Augustus Charles Newman, was a British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Support & adopt

Become the named supporter for this profile and edit the tribute biography and portrait (Owner account required). Proceeds help keep the archive online.

Score Breakdown

Victoria Cross(base 100)

+100

Croix de Guerre — 1 citation(1 × 30 (each citation = one heroic action))

+30

Heroic Score130 pts