Britannic Colliery

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Camborne, John, 29 Dec 1913, aged 25, Shunter, As he was riding on a brake stick on a brake lever of a wagon, he fell off and was killed by a truck and locomotive engine passing over him

Davies, R. L., 20 Oct 1910, aged 35, Fireman, Fall of roof on horse road. While he was examining repairs one of the repairers knocked out a post under a broken collar which caused a large fall of roof

Davies, William, 17 Feb 1913, aged 30, Haulier, Whilst riding on the "gun," his horse turned to avoid a journey in front, and he was crushed between the shafts and the tram

Dunford, George, 01 Jun 1929, aged 43, Haulier, Found dead under loaded train of coal

Edwards, David, 23 Mar 1910, aged 19, Collier, Fall of roof at working face, between face of coal and posts three feet from face

Jenkins, John, 25 Aug 1908, aged 60, Haulier, While hauling a tram drawn by a horse down a stall road. He was found lying underneath it on his face with his legs under the front and his back under the hind axle. Died upon reaching home

Jones, William, 13 Jan 1913, (accident: 06 Jan 1913), aged 49, Timberman, Fall of roof when repairing return airway. He died on January 13th from pneumonia accelerated by the accident he received

Mitchell, William, 13 Jan 1925, aged 47, Labourer, Unloading tram of rubbish when roof fell

Price, Samuel, 28 Oct 1910, aged 55, Assistant Manager, Suffocated by fire damp in a place which was fenced off for gas and which he knew to contain gas. He was alone at the time so that the exact circumstances of his death are not known. His body was not found until after a long search

Stowell, Thomas F., 24 Jun 1925, aged 19, Assistant haulier, Stone fell down shaft striking and fracturing skull

Williams, George F., 23 Jun 1914, aged 14, Collier's Helper, Fall of coal side from the working face. The coal burst out from an invisible slip and fell upon his head