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Please note: not all of the sufferers listed here are shown in the other tables - the disaster index only shows those accidents where 5 or more lives were lost.

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Name Age Date Colliery Cnty
Pocock, John 21 Oct 1966 Aberfan GLA
Podmore, G. 30 01 Jan 1942 Sneyd STS
Poetry, Henry 19 11 Sep 1878 Abercarn, Prince Of Wales Pit MON
Poetry, James 21 11 Sep 1878 Abercarn, Prince Of Wales Pit MON
Pogmore, Frank 27 01 May 1882 Baddesley WAR
Pogmore, John 57 01 May 1882 Baddesley WAR
Pointon, A. 24 12 Jan 1918 Podmore Hall, Minnie Pit STS
Pointon, G. W. 23 12 Jan 1918 Podmore Hall, Minnie Pit STS
Pointon, L. 30 12 Jan 1918 Podmore Hall, Minnie Pit STS
Pointon, R. 14 12 Jan 1918 Podmore Hall, Minnie Pit STS
Pointon, R. 16 12 Jan 1918 Podmore Hall, Minnie Pit STS
Pointon, W. 15 12 Jan 1918 Podmore Hall, Minnie Pit STS
Pollard, Edward 50 19 Feb 1857 Lundhill YKS
Pollard, J. 22 Mar 1962 Hapton Valley LAN
Pollard, J. 12 Apr 1962 Tower GLA
Pollard, James 19 19 Feb 1857 Lundhill YKS
Pollard, John 20 Sep 1893 Dolcoath CON
Pollit, William 62 01 Oct 1895 Shakerley LAN
Pollock, Robert 49 09 Jul 1918 Stanrigg And Arbuckle LKS
Pollock, Robert, jnr. 15 09 Jul 1918 Stanrigg And Arbuckle LKS
Ponton, Edward 25 Sep 1934 Gresford DEN
Pool, John 14 Jan 1846 Risca, Black Vein Pit WLS
Poole, - 07 Jul 1870 Silverdale, Sheriff Pit STS
Poole, A. 25 07 Feb 1881 Whitfield STS
Poole, Albert 34 25 Feb 1915 New Hem Heath STS
Poole, Charles 13 15 Jul 1880 Risca MON
Poole, George 45 15 Jul 1880 Risca MON
Poole, Harry 25 Sep 1934 Gresford DEN
Poole, J. W. 06 Aug 1936 Wharncliffe Woodmore YKS
Poole, James 15 May 1851 Nitshill, Victoria Pit RFW
Poole, John 24 Feb 1930 Wath Main YKS
Poole, T., jnr. 25 12 Jan 1918 Podmore Hall, Minnie Pit STS
Poole, T., snr. 49 12 Jan 1918 Podmore Hall, Minnie Pit STS
Pooley, John 12 Dec 1866 Oaks YKS
Pope, Harold David 50 17 May 1965 Cambrian GLA
Pope, Paul, jnr. 22 15 Aug 1883 Wheal Agar CON
Poppleton, Alfred 12 Dec 1866 Oaks YKS
Poppleton, George 12 Dec 1866 Oaks YKS
Poppleton, Henry 12 Dec 1866 Oaks YKS
Poppleton, Joshua 12 Dec 1866 Oaks YKS
Poppleton, Joshua, jnr. 12 Dec 1866 Oaks YKS
Porteous, David 25 Sep 1923 Redding STI
Porteous, James 29 05 Sep 1889 Mauricewood MLN
Porter, Daniel 35 18 Jun 1885 Clifton Hall, Trencherbone Mine LAN
Porter, Kay 40 18 Jun 1885 Clifton Hall, Trencherbone Mine LAN
Porter, Richard 27 21 Mar 1940 Mossfield STS
Porter, Roland 55 21 Mar 1940 Mossfield STS
Porter, Samuel 14 18 Jun 1885 Clifton Hall, Trencherbone Mine LAN
Porter, William 08 Dec 1862 Edmunds Main YKS
Porter, William 15 18 Jun 1885 Clifton Hall, Trencherbone Mine LAN
Porter, William James 08 Dec 1862 Edmunds Main YKS
Porterfield, David 15 05 Sep 1889 Mauricewood MLN
Porterfield, Robert 21 05 Sep 1889 Mauricewood MLN
Potter, George 28 11 Apr 1893 Great Western GLA
Potter, George Percy 16 21 Dec 1910 Hulton Colliery, Pretoria Pit LAN
Potter, James 15 21 Dec 1910 Hulton Colliery, Pretoria Pit LAN
Potter, John 24 07 Aug 1861 Dykehead SCT
Potter, John 29 15 Jul 1880 Risca MON
Potter, Thomas 19 07 Aug 1861 Dykehead SCT
Potter, William 39 21 Dec 1910 Hulton Colliery, Pretoria Pit LAN
Potts, Edward 31 19 Dec 1881 Abram LAN
Potts, Edward 23 19 Dec 1881 Abram LAN
Potts, James 28 Jun 1849 Great Bridge STS
Potts, William 13 28 Jun 1849 Great Bridge STS
Poulton, J. 12 Nov 1867 Homer Hill WOR
Poulton, John 11 Nov 1866 Homer Hill WOR
Pover, G. 14 14 Jan 1895 Audley STS
Pover, J. 17 14 Jan 1895 Audley STS
Pover, William 33 30 Dec 1868 Haydock, Queen Pit LAN
Pover, William 33 21 Jul 1869 Haydock, Queen Pit LAN
Powell, Albert 14 06 Feb 1890 Llanerch, Pontypool WLS
Powell, Charles 57 22 Sep 1934 Gresford DEN
Powell, D. J. 11 Apr 1893 Great Western GLA
Powell, Daniel Lewis John 21 Oct 1966 Aberfan GLA
Powell, David 15 Jul 1856 Cymmer GLA
Powell, David 26 Aug 1892 Park Slip GLA
Powell, David 26 Aug 1892 Park Slip GLA
Powell, David 11 Jul 1905 National GLA
Powell, Edward 21 01 Jan 1844 Dinas, Middle Pit GLA
Powell, Edwin 23 Jun 1894 Albion Colliery GLA
Powell, George 35 07 Jun 1878 Haydock, Wood Pit LAN
Powell, Griffith 56 19 Feb 1862 Gethin GLA
Powell, Henry 14 11 Sep 1878 Abercarn, Prince Of Wales Pit MON
Powell, James 18 15 Jul 1880 Risca MON
Powell, James 60 23 Jun 1894 Albion Colliery GLA
Powell, John 14 Jan 1846 Risca, Black Vein Pit WLS
Powell, John 44 08 Nov 1867 Ferndale GLA
Powell, John 18 30 May 1878 Pendwll DEN
Powell, John 23 23 Dec 1885 Mardy GLA
Powell, Owen 29 23 Dec 1885 Mardy GLA
Powell, Phillip 29 06 Feb 1890 Llanerch, Pontypool WLS
Powell, Richard 56 30 May 1878 Pendwll DEN
Powell, Richard 37 18 Feb 1887 National GLA
Powell, Samuel 13 11 Sep 1878 Abercarn, Prince Of Wales Pit MON
Powell, Stephen 26 15 Jul 1880 Risca MON
Powell, Thomas 14 08 Nov 1867 Ferndale GLA
Powell, Thomas 13 08 Nov 1867 Ferndale GLA
Powell, Thomas 23 Jun 1894 Albion Colliery GLA
Powell, Thomas 35 23 Jun 1894 Albion Colliery GLA
Powell, W. B. 28 Jun 1960 Six Bells MON
Powell, William 32 04 Mar 1958 Brookhouse, No. 1 YKS
Powis, William 51 21 Dec 1872 Silverdale, Sheriff Pit STS
Pownall, John 56 12 Nov 1932 Garswood Hall, No. 9 LAN
Poyser, Horace 42 10 May 1938 Markham No.1 Blackshale Pit DBY
Poyser, Thomas 12 Sep 1935 North Gawber (Lidgett) YKS

For those names marked a web page providing more details of the accident is available online. Click on the icon to display the page.


For those names marked the text of the Mines Inspectors report into the incident is available online. Click on the icon to display the report.


Those names marked with , were killed in a disaster for which a memorial has been erected or for which we have images concerning the disaster, alternately their name may be mentioned on a memorial plaque. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the appropriate web page for the memorial.


For those names marked the Mines Inspectors report shows that they were killed in the accident.


For those names marked the Mines Inspectors report into the incident shows that they were injured in the accident.


For those names marked the Mines Inspectors report into the incident shows that they were called as a witness at the inquiry into the accident.


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