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Page: 12. Name: Alfred Wallace. Occupation: Passenger Porter. Place of accident:...

Catalogue reference: RAIL 583/65/67

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RAIL 583/65/67
Date
1921 Jan 10
Description

Page: 12.

Name: Alfred Wallace.

Occupation: Passenger Porter.

Place of accident: Bargoed Station, Glamorgan.

Injury: Killed.

Details of accident: A sheep strayed onto premises and jumped on the station veranda and Wallace, contrary to advice by colleagues, got on the veranda to remove the sheep. When struggling with the sheep he fell through glass onto his head on the Platform below. He was moved to the nearest hospital but died on 13th Jan.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Closed For 75 years
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17025528/

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RAIL 583

Rhymney Railway Company

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