TRUE LOYALS
This regimental history was researched and compiled by Tom McCarthy.
I would like to hear from anyone with an interest in the Second World War, particularly veterans of 7th Loyals / 92nd LAA, or their relatives or friends who may have a story to share and who may be able to add to this history.
My late father, 3862893 Leo John McCarthy, was a private in 7th Loyals and a Gunner with F Troop, 318 Battery, 92nd LAA. A handful of regimental veterans are still around and they too would be thrilled to hear from any old comrades. You can e-mail me on tommccarthy@hotmail.com
Please mark the subject field 'True Loyals' to prevent me accidentally deleting your message. If you do not wish to leave a name or contact, please feel free to remain anonymous.
DAMBURST
Tom McCarthy is also the author of Damburst: The Birkenhead Dock Disaster March 6, 1909, in which he chronicles the horror and aftermath of a terrible tragedy a century ago.
Just after midnight on Saturday, March 6, 1909, amid a blinding snowstorm, disaster struck the Birkenhead docks. Without warning, a massive temporary dam holding back millions of gallons of water in the East Float suddenly collapsed, killing 14 labourers who were working in a pit below the dam, building the entrance channel to the new Vittoria Dock.
It was a communal catastrophe for Birkenhead, whose stunned people rallied magnificently to help the widows and orphans while for four agonising weeks the grim search for bodies went on. But when it came to finding the cause of the disaster, matters were not so straightforward.
The Government refused to hold an inquiry. Even in death, the 14 victims were shabbily treated by their wealthy employer, who had them buried in three mass graves. In Damburst, Tom McCarthy - whose uncle was one of three survivors of the disaster - compellingly reconstructs the events of that night of horror and its anguished sequel, intertwining poignant human stories with the technical and legal controversies.
And he tells how, almost a century on, hope and redemption have sprung from one of the darkest hours in Birkenhead's history.
Buy 'Damburst' online
This regimental history was researched and compiled by Tom McCarthy.
I would like to hear from anyone with an interest in the Second World War, particularly veterans of 7th Loyals / 92nd LAA, or their relatives or friends who may have a story to share and who may be able to add to this history.
My late father, 3862893 Leo John McCarthy, was a private in 7th Loyals and a Gunner with F Troop, 318 Battery, 92nd LAA. A handful of regimental veterans are still around and they too would be thrilled to hear from any old comrades. You can e-mail me on tommccarthy@hotmail.com
Please mark the subject field 'True Loyals' to prevent me accidentally deleting your message. If you do not wish to leave a name or contact, please feel free to remain anonymous.
DAMBURST
Tom McCarthy is also the author of Damburst: The Birkenhead Dock Disaster March 6, 1909, in which he chronicles the horror and aftermath of a terrible tragedy a century ago.
Just after midnight on Saturday, March 6, 1909, amid a blinding snowstorm, disaster struck the Birkenhead docks. Without warning, a massive temporary dam holding back millions of gallons of water in the East Float suddenly collapsed, killing 14 labourers who were working in a pit below the dam, building the entrance channel to the new Vittoria Dock.
It was a communal catastrophe for Birkenhead, whose stunned people rallied magnificently to help the widows and orphans while for four agonising weeks the grim search for bodies went on. But when it came to finding the cause of the disaster, matters were not so straightforward.
The Government refused to hold an inquiry. Even in death, the 14 victims were shabbily treated by their wealthy employer, who had them buried in three mass graves. In Damburst, Tom McCarthy - whose uncle was one of three survivors of the disaster - compellingly reconstructs the events of that night of horror and its anguished sequel, intertwining poignant human stories with the technical and legal controversies.
And he tells how, almost a century on, hope and redemption have sprung from one of the darkest hours in Birkenhead's history.
Buy 'Damburst' online