Age: unknown
Sex: male
Date: 11 Aug 1926
Place: Newbiggin
Matthew Barras was found dead in the sea at Newbiggin.
He had been to the Morpeth Olympic Games where he was thought to have won some money on the £100 foot handicap. However, when he was found he only had a few coppers in his pockets.
see www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
see Portsmouth Evening News - Wednesday 11 August 1926
see Unsolved 1926
