Coal Mining Accidents & Deaths
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS | Horace (injured) | 1932 | 21 | Ty Trist, No.1 | Tredegar | Collier’s Helper | 75905 |
| THOMAS | Joseph | 1937 | 39 | Hafod | Ruabon | Coalgetter | 76161 |
| THOMAS | T. (injured) | 1932 | Lea Green | St Helens | 76417 | ||
| THOMAS | William (injured) | 1929 | 53 | Diamond | Ystradgynlais | Labourer | 76673 |
| THOMAS | Alfred (injured) | 1927 | 54 | Britannia | Pengam | Collier | 75394 |
| THOMAS | Douglas (injured) | 1943 | 20 | Hafod | Ruabon | Haulage Hand | 75650 |
| THOMAS | Howard A. (injured) | 1929 | 15 | Avon | Abergwynfi | Assistant Collier | 75906 |
| THOMAS | Joseph (injured) | 1912 | 45 | New Tredegar | New Tredegar | Rider | 76162 |
| THOMAS | T. (injured) | 1958 | 45 | Abergorki | Mountain Ash | Screens fitter | 76418 |
| THOMAS | William (injured) | 1929 | 54 | Llysfaen & Pentreguyddel Quarry | Llanddulas | Brakesman | 76674 |
| THOMAS | Alfred (injured) | 1935 | 45 | Ffaldau | Pontycymer | Pitman | 75395 |
| THOMAS | E. | 1902 | 34 | Prince of Wales (a) | Pontefract | Collier | 75651 |
| THOMAS | Howard M. (Injured) | 1988 | 36 | Taff Merthyr | Treharris | Haualger driver | 75907 |
| THOMAS | Joseph (injured) | 1920 | 55 | Elm | Buckley | Labourer | 76163 |
| THOMAS | T. (injured) | 1958 | 20 | Crynant | Crynant | Miner | 76419 |
| THOMAS | William (injured) | 1929 | 16 | Waterloo House Coal | Blackwood | Collier’s Helper | 76675 |
| THOMAS | Ambrose (injured) | 1929 | 16 | Lucy Thomas | Abercanaid | Collier Boy | 75396 |
| THOMAS | E. (injured) | 1913 | 36 | Rhymney Merthyr | Pontlottyn | Engineman | 75652 |
| THOMAS | Howell | 1913 | 38 | Universal [Senghenydd] | Senghenydd | 75908 | |
| THOMAS | Joseph (injured) | 1925 | 41 | Bute | Treherbert | Haulier | 76164 |
| THOMAS | T. Meidryn (injured) | 1957 | 27 | New Cwmgorse | Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen | Labourer | 76420 |
| THOMAS | William (injured) | 1930 | 55 | Garngoch, No.1 | Gorseinon | Fireman | 76676 |
| THOMAS | Ambrose (injured) | 1933 | 17 | Cannop | Speech House Road | Trammer | 75397 |
| THOMAS | E. (injured) | 1944 | 62 | Pandy | Penygraig | Haulier | 75653 |
| THOMAS | Howell (injured) | 1925 | 26 | Aberbaiden | Kenfig Hill | Electrician | 75909 |