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Surname
BRANNON
Forename
Thomas
Day
21
Month
08
Year
1947
Age
57
Occupation
Chocker
Mine/Quarry Name
Whitehaven, William Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
National Coal Board
Location
Whitehaven
County
Cumberland
Details of Event
Explosion of firedamp propagated by coal dust caused by shot firing in the waste. 104 killed. Married with four children of 55, Haigh Avenue, Bransty, Whitehaven.