Philip Newton

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.^[2]

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

References

^ "Russians Disappointed With Romanians. Found Them Poor Soldiers and Little Inclined to Fight, Dr. Philip Newton Says" (PDF). New York Times. January 15, 1917. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
^ a b "Weds Russian Princess. Dr. Philip Newton, Red Cross Surgeon, Formerly a New Yorker" (PDF). New York Times. January 24, 1915. Retrieved 2015-03-15.

[1] "Russians Disappointed With Romanians. Found Them Poor Soldiers and Little Inclined to Fight, Dr. Philip Newton Says" (PDF). New York Times. January 15, 1917. Retrieved 2015-03-15.

[marriage-2] "Weds Russian Princess. Dr. Philip Newton, Red Cross Surgeon, Formerly a New Yorker" (PDF). New York Times. January 24, 1915. Retrieved 2015-03-15.