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Pembrey Factory, Llanelli, November 1918 explosion
Pembrey Factory, Llanelli, November 1918 explosion
Three women were killed and two others injured in an explosion that occurred on November 18, 1918, one week after the war had ended. The women were at work dismantling shells. Edith Ellen Copham, Mary Fitzmaurice, and Jane Jenkins died; Annie Davies and Selina Davies were injured.
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Born 1899
Died 1918
Other Empire Force Process Worker, Munitions Ministry of Munitions - Pembrey Munitions Factory, Llanelli
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Born 1899
Died 1918
Other Empire Force Munitions Examiner Ministry of Munitions - Pembrey Munitions Factory, Llanelli
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Born 1882
Died 1918
Other Empire Force Chargewoman, Munitions Worker Ministry of Munitions - Pembrey Munitions Factory, Llanelli
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