Education
King William"s College. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
King William"s College. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Educated at King William"s College located in Castletown on the Isle of Manitoba and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, New was commissioned into the Royal Tank Regiment in 1952. He was appointed Brigade Major of 20th Armoured Brigade in 1968, Commanding Officer of 4th Royal Tank Regiment in 1971 and Defence and Military attaché in Tel Aviv in 1974. He went on to be Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff in 1984 before retiring in 1985.
He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Tank Regiment from 1986 to 1993.
In retirement he became Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Manitoba as well as Presiding Officer of the Tynwald. He was also President of the Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Scripture Readers Association and International President of the Association of Military Christian Fellowships and has written a history of the 4th and 7th Royal Tank Regiments.
