Charfield Railway Accident Memorial.
Erected by the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company in memory of those who lost their lives in the railway accident at Charfield October 13th 1928.
Mrs Clara Annie Johnson, aged 46. Sheffield.
Miss Millicent Sarah Radford, aged 47. Derby.
John Henry Pinkney, aged 27. Gloucester.
Walter Tovey, aged 27. Derby.
Richard Whitehead,aged 57. Leicester.
Mrs Esther Matilda Whitehead,aged 60. Leicester.
Miss Florence Hilda Cross, aged 38. Belper.
William Lawton, aged 53. Torpoint Plymouth.
Mrs Eliza Jane Lawton, aged 49. Torpoint Plymouth.
Goodwin Philip Jenkins, aged 22. Milverton Somerset.
Two Unknown.
There appears to be many myths around the "Two Unknown" however, the carpenter who was commissioned by the L.M.S to provide the coffins was interviewed during the 1960's and he had a clear recollection of this incident. Apparently the L.M.S , to save the feelings of the unfortunate victims relatives, provided standard size coffins even though in many cases very little was recovered. The intense fire having burnt out of control for many hours. While two small boxes were also provided for remains that could not be attributed any individual. The ticket collector on the train is reported stating that he saw two children in school uniform on the fated train, however, no children were ever reported missing after the accident. Although some local people say following the accident until the very early 1950's an elderly lady dressed in black made an annual visit to pray at the communal graveside.
Photos taken 14th June 2013.
Erected by the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company in memory of those who lost their lives in the railway accident at Charfield October 13th 1928.
Mrs Clara Annie Johnson, aged 46. Sheffield.
Miss Millicent Sarah Radford, aged 47. Derby.
John Henry Pinkney, aged 27. Gloucester.
Walter Tovey, aged 27. Derby.
Richard Whitehead,aged 57. Leicester.
Mrs Esther Matilda Whitehead,aged 60. Leicester.
Miss Florence Hilda Cross, aged 38. Belper.
William Lawton, aged 53. Torpoint Plymouth.
Mrs Eliza Jane Lawton, aged 49. Torpoint Plymouth.
Goodwin Philip Jenkins, aged 22. Milverton Somerset.
Two Unknown.
There appears to be many myths around the "Two Unknown" however, the carpenter who was commissioned by the L.M.S to provide the coffins was interviewed during the 1960's and he had a clear recollection of this incident. Apparently the L.M.S , to save the feelings of the unfortunate victims relatives, provided standard size coffins even though in many cases very little was recovered. The intense fire having burnt out of control for many hours. While two small boxes were also provided for remains that could not be attributed any individual. The ticket collector on the train is reported stating that he saw two children in school uniform on the fated train, however, no children were ever reported missing after the accident. Although some local people say following the accident until the very early 1950's an elderly lady dressed in black made an annual visit to pray at the communal graveside.
Photos taken 14th June 2013.
Charfield Railway Accident Memorial.
Erected by the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company in memory of those who lost their lives in the railway accident at Charfield October 13th 1928.
Mrs Clara Annie Johnson, aged 46. Sheffield.
Miss Millicent Sarah Radford, aged 47. Derby.
John Henry Pinkney, aged 27. Gloucester.
Walter Tovey, aged 27. Derby.
Richard Whitehead,aged 57. Leicester.
Mrs Esther Matilda Whitehead,aged 60. Leicester.
Miss Florence Hilda Cross, aged 38. Belper.
William Lawton, aged 53. Torpoint Plymouth.
Mrs Eliza Jane Lawton, aged 49. Torpoint Plymouth.
Goodwin Philip Jenkins, aged 22. Milverton Somerset.
Two Unknown.
There appears to be many myths around the "Two Unknown" however, the carpenter who was commissioned by the L.M.S to provide the coffins was interviewed during the 1960's and he had a clear recollection of this incident. Apparently the L.M.S , to save the feelings of the unfortunate victims relatives, provided standard size coffins even though in many cases very little was recovered. The intense fire having burnt out of control for many hours. While two small boxes were also provided for remains that could not be attributed any individual. The ticket collector on the train is reported stating that he saw two children in school uniform on the fated train, however, no children were ever reported missing after the accident. Although some local people say following the accident until the very early 1950's an elderly lady dressed in black made an annual visit to pray at the communal graveside.
Photos taken 14th June 2013.
Erected by the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company in memory of those who lost their lives in the railway accident at Charfield October 13th 1928.
Mrs Clara Annie Johnson, aged 46. Sheffield.
Miss Millicent Sarah Radford, aged 47. Derby.
John Henry Pinkney, aged 27. Gloucester.
Walter Tovey, aged 27. Derby.
Richard Whitehead,aged 57. Leicester.
Mrs Esther Matilda Whitehead,aged 60. Leicester.
Miss Florence Hilda Cross, aged 38. Belper.
William Lawton, aged 53. Torpoint Plymouth.
Mrs Eliza Jane Lawton, aged 49. Torpoint Plymouth.
Goodwin Philip Jenkins, aged 22. Milverton Somerset.
Two Unknown.
There appears to be many myths around the "Two Unknown" however, the carpenter who was commissioned by the L.M.S to provide the coffins was interviewed during the 1960's and he had a clear recollection of this incident. Apparently the L.M.S , to save the feelings of the unfortunate victims relatives, provided standard size coffins even though in many cases very little was recovered. The intense fire having burnt out of control for many hours. While two small boxes were also provided for remains that could not be attributed any individual. The ticket collector on the train is reported stating that he saw two children in school uniform on the fated train, however, no children were ever reported missing after the accident. Although some local people say following the accident until the very early 1950's an elderly lady dressed in black made an annual visit to pray at the communal graveside.
Photos taken 14th June 2013.
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