Lieutenant Colonel Charles Newman

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Lieutenant Colonel Charles Newman was a British Army officer and Special Service Brigade leader best known for commanding the daring World War II commando operation known as the St Nazaire Raid.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
World War II veteran
human
military commander
allegiance United Kingdom
alsoKnownAs Augustus Charles Newman NERFINISHED
awardReceived Croix de Guerre NERFINISHED
Military Cross
Victoria Cross NERFINISHED
battle St Nazaire Raid NERFINISHED
burialPlace Richmond Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath natural causes
conflict World War II
countryOfBirth United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
decoratedFor gallantry during the St Nazaire Raid
educatedAt Clifton College NERFINISHED
Trinity College, Cambridge
familyName Newman NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork military leadership
gender male
genre commando operations
givenName Charles
hasHonorificPrefix Lieutenant Colonel
hasHonorificSuffix MC
TD
VC NERFINISHED
hasOccupation company director after World War II
languageSpoken English
memberOf British Commandos NERFINISHED
Special Service Brigade NERFINISHED
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Lieutenant Colonel
militaryUnit Essex Regiment NERFINISHED
No. 2 Commando NERFINISHED
notableEvent capture and imprisonment as a prisoner of war after the St Nazaire Raid
notableFor commanding the St Nazaire Raid
notableWork St Nazaire Raid NERFINISHED
occupation commando leader
soldier
participatedIn Operation Chariot NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Leeds NERFINISHED
positionHeld commander of the St Nazaire Raid
prisonerOfWar Germany during World War II
releaseDate 1945 (release from captivity)
residence Richmond, London NERFINISHED
serviceNumber British Army officer service number (specific value not provided)

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Raid on St Nazaire commander Lieutenant Colonel Charles Newman
Raid on St Nazaire notableParticipant Lieutenant Colonel Charles Newman
this entity surface form: Lieutenant Colonel Augustus Charles Newman