Philip Newton Explained

Philip Newton, M.D. was an American who served with the Russian ambulance corps during World War I and was promoted to a General by Nicholas II.[1]

Biography

He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.

While in Russia in 1915 he married Helene Shahofskaya.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Russians Disappointed With Romanians. Found Them Poor Soldiers and Little Inclined to Fight, Dr. Philip Newton Says . . January 15, 1917 . 2015-03-15 .
  2. News: Weds Russian Princess. Dr. Philip Newton, Red Cross Surgeon, Formerly a New Yorker . . January 24, 1915 . 2015-03-15 .

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