Details of the Railway Fatal Accident
| Location | Armitage, Shaw Lane Bridge, Staffordshire, England |
|---|---|
| Date | Wednesday, 18th May 1921, 3.45 p.m. |
| Railway Company | London and North Western Railway |
| No. of fatalities | 1 |
| Cause of Accident | Struck by train |
| Description | Victim placed his head on the rails and was then decapitated by the Irish Mail train. |
Sources/Further Reading
- Lichfield Mercury, 27th May 1921
List of Fatalities
1 of the 1 fatalities have been identifed so far. They are listed in the table below together with brief notes on any other information that has been found. If there are more than 25 records, they will have been split into separate pages - please use the navigation below to move to other pages.
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 (this reference can be used to order a copy of the official death certificate).
| Surname | First Name | Age | Occupation | Residence | Notes | GRO/SR/GRONI/GROIE Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARKLEW | Edward | 64 | Labourer | Handsacre, STS | 1921/Jun Lichfield 6b 478 |