David Thomas Newitt
30 June 1890 — 2 September 1922
David Thomas Newitt (10‑26‑4/5)
Tom Newitt was born in Queensland on 30 June 1890. He was competing in a cycling race at the Brisbane Cricket Ground on 2 September 1922 when he collided with another competitor and fell onto the track fracturing his skull. He died later the same evening. He was one of the most respected and deeply admired members of the Hamilton Wheelers Club. The headstone over his grave was erected by his wife in conjunction with the Queensland Amateur Cyclists Union.