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Details of the Railway Fatal Accident
| Location | Kelter’s Bridge, between Armagh and Retreat, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
|---|---|
| Date | Thursday, 13th August 1942, a.m. |
| Railway Company | Great Northern Railway of Ireland |
| No. of fatalities | 1 |
| Cause of accident | Struck by train |
| Description | Victim was a soldier and was walking along the track on his way back to his unit after spending some time in a cafe in Arrmagh when he was struck by an empty carriage train. |
Sources/Further Reading
- History Armagh – Vol. 2 No. 2 – Feb 2010 by Desmond Fitzgerald
- www.cwgc.org
List of Fatalities
1 of the 1 fatalities have been identified so far. They are listed in the table below together with brief notes on any other information that has been found.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS | Harry George Edwin | 27 | Lance-Corporal (Army) North Staffordshire Regiment 7th Bn. | Died of injuries later that day. Son of Thomas William and Ellen Morris, of Petersfield. |