TREVESSA SURATV( )HS. LONDON, September Tributes to the heroism of the Trevessa survivors were paid at Lloyds, where medals and cheques for £309 and £2OO respectively were presented to Captain Foster and Chief Officer Smith. The chairman, Air Sturge, c making the piosmitaLi<m, said timers was a. deed that was peculiarly British. If was not momentirv heroism, full an clTorl sustained over a long period. Captain Foster and Mr Smith wore visibly affected. Tn ropb ing, the former said : “The people ashore evidently Ihoii'dil more of the foal than wo did oil r'.id VOS. ” 'fl' l !* file pIeSPIIt.’ilioil. llie famoie: tail me Bell was rmig in homuir of llm crew.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 21 September 1923, Page 5
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