Lives of the First World War

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ID: 8755312

Name: Appendix A - List of Dead.

Title: Official report into the Minnie Pit Explosion of 12th January 1918

Description: Home Office, Whitehall, S.W.1., 31st May 1920. Report to the Right Honourable The Secretary Of State For The Home Department on the Causes of and Circumstances attending the Explosion which occurred at the Minnie Pit of the Podmore Hall Colliery on Saturday, the 12th January, 1918. Appendix A of the report is a list of the dead, giving name, age, marital status, occupation, and lamp number.

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ID: 8758048

Title: Memorial Service leaflet

Description: A Memorial Service was held in the Churchyard of the Parish Church in Audley on 31st August 1919, "in memory of 155 Miners and a Rescuer who lost their lives in the Minnie Pit disaster, Jan 12th, 1918". An accompanying leaflet was produced listing the order of service, a letter of sympathy from the Bishop of Lichfield, and a list of the dead men. For each victim, the list included name, age, abode, date of burial, and burial place

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ID: 8760067

Title: The Minnie pithead Podmore Hall Colliery Halmerend

Description: The Minnie lift shaft and gear wheel 1918

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