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Surname
BEVAN
Forename
Joseph
Day
23
Month
07
Year
1914
Age
26
Occupation
Rider
Mine/Quarry Name
Cefn Golau
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cefngoleu Colliery Ltd
Location
Gowerton
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
When riding on the drawing chain in front of a journey of tram' as it was being hauled up a gradient 1 in 2.5, he probably slipped and fell under the trams. He died the following day from his injuries.