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Newport Dock Disaster Memorial, St Woolos Cemetery
This impressive granite and bronze memorial can be found in Newport's St Woolos Cemetery. A poem, called Soldiers of Industry, written by W. J. Collins Editor of the South Wales Argus, can be seen on the memorial.
Newport Dock Disaster Memorial, St Woolos Cemetery
This impressive granite and bronze memorial can be found in Newport's St Woolos Cemetery. The names of the dead are poignant - some were known only by their surname recorded in the pay book. Some were not from the Newport area but men looking for w...
Tom 'Toya' Lewis - Hero of the Newport Dock Disaster
Tom's bravery in attempting to rescue a trapped man was rewarded at Buckingham Palace with the presentation of the Albert Medal - the civilian equivalent of the Victoria Cross: "Tom climbed through the timbers to a depth of 60 feet and for hours, sa...
Some of the rescuers - Newport Dock Disaster
Tom 'Toya' Lewis is right of picture. His bravery in attempting to rescue a trapped man was rewarded at Buckingham Palace with the presentation of the Albert Medal - the civilian equivalent of the Victoria Cross: "Tom climbed through the timbers to ...
Tom 'Toya' Lewis - Hero of the Newport Dock Disaster
Tom's bravery in attempting to rescue a trapped man was rewarded at Buckingham Palace with the presentation of the Albert Medal - the civilian equivalent of the Victoria Cross: "Tom climbed through the timbers to a depth of 60 feet and for hours, sa...
Tom 'Toya' Lewis - Hero of the Newport Dock Disaster
Tom's bravery in attempting to rescue a trapped man was rewarded at Buckingham Palace with the presentation of the Albert Medal - the civilian equivalent of the Victoria Cross: "Tom climbed through the timbers to a depth of 60 feet and for hours, sa...
Tom 'Toya' Lewis And His Father
Tom is wearing the Albert Medal he was presented with at Buckingham Palace in recognition of his bravery in attempting to rescue a trapped man in the Newport Dock disaster July 1909: "Tom climbed through the timbers to a depth of 60 feet and for hou...
Thomas Radcliffe (Ratcliffe) A Workman at the Newport Docks who had a Miraculous Escape
Thomas Ratcliffe, the walking ganger on the day of the Newport Dock Disaster was made a scapegoat. In the official report, the responsibility of the trench that day fell under his jurisdiction. However, despite his fortunate escape, he died before t...
Thomas Ratcliffe A Workman Injured in the Dock Disaster 1909
Thomas Ratcliffe, the walking ganger on the day of the Newport Dock Disaster was made a scapegoat. In the official report the responsibility of the trench that day fell under his jurisdiction. However, despite his fortunate escape, he died before th...
Watch Presented to Tom Lewis for Bravery
"HE SERVES GOD BEST WHO MOST NOBLY SERVES HUMANITY"