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Surname
THOMAS
Forename
Thomas
Day
29
Month
04
Year
1914
Age
52
Occupation
Traffic Manager
Mine/Quarry Name
Glyngwernen
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Glyngwernen Colliery Co.
Location
Felinfoel
County
Carmarthenshire
Details of Event
He was found dead in a shed where the explosives were kept and adjoining a small colliery. The only explanation appears to be that he went to the shed on the evening before he was found for the purpose of preparing a primer for the following day, and when closing the detonator upon the fuse with his teeth, it exploded, and killed him. He was part owner of the colliery.