Mention in The London Gazette certificate awarded to Temporary Captain Newton Williams, 1 January 1920

Williams was mentioned in 'The London Gazette' of 20 January 1920 for his 'distinguished service in the field' while serving with the South Persia Rifles. The previous year he had won the Military Cross at Abadeh where a detachment of the Rifles had mutinied.

From papers relating to the service of Captain Newton Middleton Williams, MC, Gloucestershire Regiment, attached South Persia Rifles, during World War One (1914-1918).