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Details of the Railway Fatal Accident
| Location | Horsted Keynes (near), Sussex, England |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday, 31st July 1943 |
| Railway Company | Southern Railway |
| No. of fatalities | 2 |
| Cause of accident | Struck by train |
| Description | The newly married couple (1 week before) walked along the railway on a dark rainy night. When the train got to Horsted Keynes, the guard found a raincoat covered with blood on the engine. Another coat was found near two bodies in the middle of the tracks. The ganger who found them told the inquest the couple must have been walking with their backs to the train. |
Sources/Further Reading
- Wikipedia
List of Fatalities
2 of the 2 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNAPP | Ronald | 22 | Buried in St Giles' Church, Horsted Keynes (CWGC headstone). | 1943/Sep Cuckfield 2b 170 | ||
| KNAPP | Winifred Ellen | 21 | Nee STANDING. Buried in St Giles' Church, Horsted Keynes. | 1943/Sep Cuckfield 2b 170 |