| Honorific Prefix: | Commander |
| Herbert Roff Newton | |
| Honorific Suffix: | OBE DL JP |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1900 |
| Death Date: | 2 June 1973 |
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom |
| Rank: | Commander |
| Awards: | OBE |
Commander Herbert Roff Newton OBE DL JP (1900-1973), was a senior officer in the Royal Navy, a Deputy Lieutenant for Bedfordshire and for many years a Justice of the Peace.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Herbert Roff Newton was born in Bedford on 10 July 1900, the son of William Lea Newton and Nellie (née Roff).[5] He was educated at Bedford Modern School[6] [7]
After a period of service in the Artists Rifles, Newton joined the Royal Navy.[4] He was made a Commander in 1946[2] and, in the same year, was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[2] Newton served on several governmental committees[3] and was made Deputy Lieutenant of Bedfordshire in 1961.[8] He was for many years a Justice of the Peace.[1] A keen rugby player, and later a referee, he appeared occasionally for Bedford between 1923 and 1926.[9]
Newton died in Bedford on 2 June 1973.[5] [10] He was survived by his wife, Edith, and a daughter.[10]