UK Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths 1900-1991 (1500-1899 coming shortly)
This database was compiled from data supplied mainly by Ian Winstanley, with additions from Ray Lawrence, NMRS Records and others
DEDICATION
This work stands as a testament to the men, women and children who worked the mines of Great Britain and to their families.
The work created a bond of trust and loyalty amongst them and a band of comradeship that forged the communities in which they lived and worked. It is a record of the true price of coal.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Ian Winstanley 2023
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| Surname | Forename | Year | Age | Mine/Quarry Name | Location | Occupation | Record ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YARWOOD | Charles E. (injured) | 1952 | 40 | Mosley Common | Ellenbrook | Tippler Attendant | 86397 |
| YARWOOD | Harold (injured) | 1933 | 22 | Norton | Norton in the Moors | Loader | 86398 |
| YARWOOD | Harry (injured) | 1936 | 26 | Norton | Norton in the Moors | Loader | 86399 |
| YARWOOD | Henry | 1900 | 39 | Clanway, Limeheath Pit | Tunstall | Engineman | 86400 |
| YARWOOD | Moses | 1930 | 39 | Astley Green | Tyldesley | Collier | 86401 |
| YARWOOD | Samuel (injured) | 1936 | 41 | Astley Green | Tyldesley | Tunneller | 86402 |
| YARWOOD | Thomas | 1937 | 56 | Bradford | Bradford | Collier | 86403 |
| YARWOOD | William | 1920 | 57 | Bamfurlong | Bamfurlong | Collier | 86404 |
| YARROW | J. | 1953 | 42 | Thrislington | West Cornforth | 86393 | |
| YARR | Robert | 1923 | Hartrigg | Armadale | 86392 | ||
| YARNOLD | Philip (injured) | 1938 | 42 | Markham No.1 [Blackshale Pit] | Duckmanton | Timber Drawer | 86391 |
| YARMOLD | J.J. (injured) | 1954 | 40 | Bargoed | Bargoed | Dumper | 86390 |
| YARKER | Percy (injured) | 1919 | 24 | Jubilee | Crompton | Dataller | 86389 |
| YARDLEY | E. (injured) | 1959 | 20 | New Rockwood | Taff's Well | Collier | 86385 |
| YARDLEY | Mark | 1904 | 40 | Ackton Hall | Featherstone | Collier | 86386 |
| YARDLEY | Robert Eli | 1913 | 34 | Universal [Senghenydd] | Senghenydd | 86387 | |
| YARDLEY | W.J. | 1910 | 32 | Main, No.1 | Bryncoch | Labourer | 86388 |
| YARBURY | Yestin (injured) | 1952 | 31 | Blaenavon, Big Pit | Blaenavon | Foreman Fitter | 86384 |
| YANDLE | Cyrus | 1907 | 19 | Whitworth | Tredegar | Collier | 86383 |
| WYSON | John (injured) | 1949 | 34 | Aberaman | Mountain Ash | Collier | 86382 |
| WYSE | Alexander | 1905 | 16 | Lumphinnans | Kelty | Pony Driver | 86377 |
| WYSE | David | 1954 | 42 | Dalkeith area | Coal Miner (Developer) | 86378 | |
| WYSE | Henry | 1946 | 46 | Newbigging | Burntisland | Limestone Miner | 86379 |
| WYSE | J.H. | 1942 | 26 | Chatterley Whitfield | Norton in the Moors | 86380 | |
| WYSE | Thomas Henry | 1942 | 26 | Whitfield | Norton in the Moors | Assistant Coal Cutter | 86381 |