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Jan 26, 2015

Newport family's double sub loss


Rugby player John Wallace Linton, son of a Newport architect, was awarded the Victoria Cross for his submarine heroics in the Second World War. His son William went ...

to Buckingham Palace to collect the medal. Seven years later, William also died in a submarine accident. For more details, scan the HistoryPoints QR codes in the windows of The John Wallace Linton pub in Cambrian Road, Newport. Or click here