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Surname
WHITTAKER
Forename
John Bernard
Day
01
Month
10
Year
1930
Age
44
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Brownhills, Grove Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Harrison Ltd
Location
Brownhills
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Explosion of firedamp caused by naked light or cigarette. 14 killed. A memorial marks where ten of the dead are buried in the Churchyard of St James, Brownhills. Field Lane, High Heath, Pelsall.