Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Assistant Nurse

Awarded on:

February 21st, 1941

"When an H.E. bomb struck two houses the four occupants of one were killed outright. In the other a man was blown out through the front door into the road. Nurse Newman attended to his injuries. A search was then made of the wrecked house and his son was found suspended almost upside down, and held by his ankles. He was in an extremely excitable condition, and whilst rescue work was being attempted, Nurse Newman, in spite of debris falling all around, and in the presence of escaping gas from a fractured main, crawled into the aperture to comfort and quieten the casualty. Several times she almost collapsed in the poisoned atmosphere, but carried on and the boy was eventually released suffering from severe shock. Nurse Newman then applied first aid until, an ambulance took him to hospital. By her, actions and admirable coolness and courage she inspired others to continue with the rescue work."