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Surname
HUGHES
Forename
Hugh
Day
09
Month
02
Year
1914
Age
51
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Glanrafon Quarry
Mineral Worked
Slate
Owner
Glanrafon Slate Quarry Co. Ltd
Location
Betws Garmon
County
Caernarfonshire
Details of Event
A travelling platform, on which he was ascending with a loaded wagon, got derailed half-way up. His head was crushed between the load and the descending wagon, and he was killed on the spot.