HistoryPoints News

Oct 31, 2021

African sailor's story revealed


Sailor Tom Savage from Sierra Leone lived in Newport from the First World War to the Second, in which he died. His eventful life included a near-death experience when a fellow sailor accidentally discharged a revolver. Now you can discover Tom's story by ...

scanning the HistoryPoints QR codes outside the carpet shop in Charles Street, Newport, with your smartphone, or by clicking here