Norman Isaac Winning | |
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Nickname(s) | Red Steer |
Born | 27 May 1906 |
Died | 3 December 1950 Subang, Java | (aged 43)
Buried | Subang, Java 6°33′27″S 107°45′28″E / 6.55750°S 107.75778°E |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Years of service | 1940–1945 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | 2/8th Commando Squadron |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Member of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
Spouse(s) | Georgie Nell Morris Taylor |
Relations | Isaac Winning (father); Eliza Clark Greenlees (mother) |
Other work | Planter (Java), owned by Pamanoekan en Tjiasemlanden |
Norman Isaac Winning, MBE (27 May 1906 – 2/3 December 1950) was a British-Australian soldier best known for leading the Salamaua Raid during World War II. He migrated to Java as a young man to work on a plantation. After the outbreak of war, he enlisted in the Australian forces in 1940 and fought against the Japanese in the New Guinea and Bougainville campaigns. After the war, he returned to Java, where he continued to manage one of the plantations. He was murdered there by anti-European rebels in 1950.