104 Men The 1947 William Pit Disaster. 104 men died but only 14 were killed by the blast itself. September 1922 Haig 39 killed.
It is very personal to myself my sisters and now to our children and grandchildren as we lost both our father and grandfather in the disaster and also other family members. Aug 15 2007 This book is a wonderful tribute to the 104 men who lost their lives in the William Pit Disaster of August 1947. The 1947 William Pit Disaster by Amanda M.
978-190-452452-6 Mines Inspectors Interim Report into the 1947 Explosion Cmd.
The William Pit has a considerable history of trouble from heatings and fires due to spontaneous combustion. Group sharing photographs details commemorations of the 104 lives lost in the 1947 William Pit Disaster Whitehaven Cumbria England May they rest in everlasting peace. The William Pit Disaster Whitehaven occurred on 15th August 1947 it recently passed its seventieth anniversary. Nobody I knew was killed in the Pits.