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DATE OF EM ACTION: 03/11/1916 Bombay, India.
Little is known about the life of workman Newarti Kushaba other than his actions at the Bombay Municipal Sewage Works on 3rd November 1916.
EM CITATION:
On the 3rd November, 1916, while a brick plug was being removed from an outfall sewer pipe at the Bombay Municipal Sewage Works, a coolie was overcome by gas. Two other coolie sat once went down the man-hole, shaking off their fellow-workmen who attempted to restrain them, and refusing to wait until they could be roped. They fastened their fellow-workman ‘to a rope and sent him up, but were then overcome themselves. Newarti then went down. He found one of the coolies with difficulty and sent him up, and was then ordered to the surface. He at once went down again, but failed to find the other, whose body was not recovered until hours later: Both the rescued men died shortly after their rescue. Although the atmosphere was less foul when Newarti first descended, and was probably almost clear at his second descent, he and the others present were not aware that this was so, and he undoubtedly risked his life in endeavouring to save the lives of others.
BURIAL LOCATION: UNKNOWN.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
