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Page: 10. Name: Frank Foster. Occupation: Brakesman, Cathays. Place of accident:...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 684/118/93
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This record is about the Page: 10. Name: Frank Foster. Occupation: Brakesman, Cathays. Place of accident:... dating from 1914 Jan 20 in the series Taff Vale Railway Company. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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RAIL 684/118/93
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Date (When the record was created)
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1914 Jan 20
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Description (What the record is about)
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Page: 10.
Name: Frank Foster.
Occupation: Brakesman, Cathays.
Place of accident: Cardiff Docks, Glamorgan.
Injury: Left leg sprained
Details of accident: Slipped off footboard of van which he as getting into to release brake ad he partly fell
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Railways
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Record URL
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RAIL 684
Taff Vale Railway Company
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Records of the pre-nationalisation railway companies, pre-nationalisation canal and...
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Taff Vale Railway Company
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Within the piece: RAIL 684/118
Register of Accidents to Company's Servants. Each accident described at item level.
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