Details of the Accident
| Place | Battersea, Nine Elms Yard, Surrey, England |
| Date | Thursday 25th September 1851, p.m. |
| Railway Company | South Western Railway |
| No. of Fatalities | 1 |
| Cause of Accident | Crushed between buffers |
| Description | Victim was a porter and engaged in shifting several luggage wagons when he became jammed between the buffers and crushed to death |
Sources/Further Reading
- Hampshire Advertiser & Salisbury Guardian, 27 September 1851
- The Times, 25 September 1851
List of Fatalities
The 1 fatalities are listed in the table below together with brief notes of any other information found so far.
The last column shows the General Register Office (England and Wales), Statutory Register (Scotland), General Register Northern Ireland or Civil Registration for Ireland reference where this has been identified.
| Surname | First Names | Age | Occupation | Residence | Notes | GRO/SR/GRONI/GROIE Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEWS | William | Porter | , | Died of injuries at St. Thomas' Hospital |