Born at Ryde, Isle of Wight, on July 12th, 1849, the son of Charles J Newby, solicitor, and Emma his wife. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School from September, 1858, to 1866, when he obtained the school scholarship to St Thomas's Hospital. He was Surgical Registrar at St Thomas's Hospital, and for his services as Surgeon to the National Aid Society during the Turko-Serbian War in 1876-1877 was decorated with the 4th class of the Order of the Turkish Medjidie. He also served in the Egyptian campaign of 1885, and joined the expedition sent to Khartoum for the relief of General Gordon. He received the English War Medal and the Khedival Star in 1885. In the following year he saw service in the Turko-Bulgarian War, gaining the Red Cross of Serbia and the Order of St Sava in 1886. He then settled in practice at Southsea, became Medical Officer for Out-patients at the Royal Portsmouth Hospital, retiring to Ilfracombe in 1904, where he acted as Treasurer of the Tyrrell Cottage Hospital. He died at his house in Broad Park Avenue, Ilfracombe, on July 11th, 1928, leaving a widow and two daughters.