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Page: 13. Name: Henry Chester. Occupation: Locomotive Engine Fireman. Place of...

Catalogue reference: RAIL 583/64/6

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This record is about the Page: 13. Name: Henry Chester. Occupation: Locomotive Engine Fireman. Place of... dating from 1914 Jan 8 in the series Rhymney Railway Company. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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RAIL 583/64/6
Date
1914 Jan 8
Description

Page: 13.

Name: Henry Chester.

Occupation: Locomotive Engine Fireman.

Place of accident: Penyrheol, Glamorgan.

Injury: Forehead cut.

Details of accident: Chester, when taking the train staff from the signalman appears to have caught it too low down and was struck in the face by the loop part, receiving the injuries described.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Closed For 75 years
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17557378/

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RAIL 583

Rhymney Railway Company

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