Captain Harold Robert "Bob" Newton (1917–1941) was a British officer in the Indian Army. He served with the 5/7th Rajput Regiment in India from 1938 to 1940 before moving to Hong Kong, where he was killed in action on December 19, 1941, during the Japanese invasion.
• Birth: March 2, 1917, in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.
• Training: Attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst (1936–1937).
• Indian Army Service: Commissioned into the Indian Army, serving with the 5th Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment in India.
• Hong Kong Deployment: Transferred to garrison duty in Hong Kong in October 1940 as commander of D Company.
• Death: Killed in action at age 24 during the defense of Hong Kong. He is buried at the Sai Wan War Cemetery in Hong Kong.
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