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Surname
WILLIAMS
Forename
Edward Llewellyn
Day
21
Month
11
Year
1912
Age
17
Occupation
Tram Coupler
Mine/Quarry Name
Mynydd Newydd
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Vivian & Sons
Location
Fforest Fach
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
In tramming down an inclined road he apparently thought his tram was running out of his control. He is thought to have got on the hind buffer with the object of throwing the front wheels off the rails, but he fell into the tram and was later thrown out and killed.