Dai Woodham [SEP] cause of death
held the British Empire Medal for bravery while serving with the Royal Artillery in Italy in World War II.
In 1994, Dai Woodham was diagnosed with lung cancer; he died on 12 September that year.
See also.
- Barry Scrapyard
Scrapyard.
Following the rise of diesel and electric power on the UK railways, the marshalling yards at Barry Docks became the largest repository of steam engines awaiting scrapping in the UK. Dai Woodham owned the Woodham Brothers Scrap yard and he allowed rail preservation organisations to buy back the locomotives at the scrap value allowing around 200 of the 300 locomotives to be saved for future generations, although during the years of storage many were vandalised or looted by souvenir hunters. When interviewed just before his death, Woodham was reluctant to take full