| Individual Details | Individual Details | |||
 |
 |
|||
John Richard Mowat
| Age: | 26 |
| Died: | 15th Aug 1947 |
| Accident: | 15th Aug 1947 5:40 PM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1921 |
| Colliery: | Whitehaven, William Pit |
| Company: | National Coal Board |
| Occupation: | Brusher |
| Notes: | married 1 child, address: 3, Lowther Street, Whitehaven ; killed in the 1947 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing in waste) |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: |
 |
 |
| Description | |
|
|
The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the Disaster Reports section of this website.
|
|
| Related Articles | |
|
|
| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1947 | 104 Lost in Pit Disaster, Only 13 Survivors at Whitehaven, Three Escape Along Wrecked Roads (The Times) |
| 18 Aug 1947 | Letter to the Editor, Whitehaven Disaster (The Times) |
| 08 Oct 1947 | Whitehaven Explosion Inquiry (The Times) |
| 24 Oct 1947 | Cause Of Mine Disaster, Warning To Other Pits (The Times) |
| 12 Jan 1948 | Letters to the Editor, Whitehaven Disaster (The Times) |
| 27 Jan 1950 | Miners' Officials Fly To Czechoslovakia (Northern Daily Mail) |
|
|
| Further Reading | |
|
|
- 104 Men - The 1947 William Pit disaster, Whitehaven by Amanda M. Garraway, Published August 2007, ISBN-13: 978-190-452452-6
- Mines Inspectors Interim Report into the 1947 Explosion (Cmd. 7236)
- Mines Inspectors Report into the 1947 Explosion (Cmd. 7410)
- Northumberland & Cumberland Mining Disasters by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2009, ISBN 1-845630-81-5
|
|
| Sources | |
|
|
|
|
| Researchers | |
|
|
| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| paul armstrong | 14 Mar 2012 |
john richard mowat married my grandads sister isabell and had one son ronald and would love to hear from family still living. |
|
| Florence Rapley | 03 Apr 2015 |
Family ties |
|
| Marjorie Mowat | 18 Jul 2018 |
My husband is William Magnus Mowat, his father was John Moore Mowat & grandfather William Magnus Mowat. Both his father & grandfather were miners in Tyneside |
|
If you are researching John Richard Mowat (e.g. for family tree purposes) and you would like to hear from others with the same interest then please complete the details in the following form. We will show the information you provide on this page so that you can be contacted.
Return
Return to Top
Contains public sector information licensed under the 
