Edwin Frost Richard Cattell

1915 - 1932  (17 years)

• Name	Edwin Frost Richard Cattell
  Born	1915	Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England, UK
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Jul 1932	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK
  	The inquest was formally opened today by the Bristol City Coroner, Mr. A. E. Barker, on Edwin Frost Richard Cattell (17), of Brook Street, Redfield, Bristol, who was working on a branch line at Filton railway station when he was trapped between two skip trucks loaded with earth. He was severely injured and died after admission to the Bristol Royal Infirmary. The hearing was adjourned till Tuesday. The Bristol city coroner, Mr A. E. Barker, conducted an inquest yesterday on Edwin Frost Richard Cattell (17), of Brook Street, Redfield, Bristol, who was crushed to death under one of the trucks on which he was working as a brakeman at Filton railway junction on July 6. A verdict of "Accidental death" was recorded. David James Jenkins, of Newport, a foreman fitter, said he was engaged by a Newport firm for constructional works at Filton railway junction. A locomotive engine, pushing a line of 12 skips or trucks, was employed for the excavation work which was being carried on. At the time of the accident these trucks were being propelled in a single line towards the waste tips. Cattell, who was engaged as a brake-lad, was riding on the fourth truck from the front. He had to apply the brakes on a decline which occurred just beyond the scene of the accident. When the railway line points were in the wrong direction he had to get off his truck and move them over. Instructions to Brake Boys. After the accident, which he did not witness, Jenkins found Cattell being supported on the ground by the locomotive driver. "Every lad is instructed by me not to jump off the trucks whilst in motion," said Jenkins, in reply to Mr G. D. Wansborough, who appeared for Cattell's employers. Edward Brown, of Penfield Street, St Werburgh's, the brakeman riding behind Cattell, said they had nearly reached the points when the driver told witness there was a truck off the line. Brown told him to stop, and then noticed that Cattell was not on his truck. He got off and walked forward, and found Cattell under the front truck. He had not any idea why Cattell got off the truck. Dr. G. Paul, senior house surgeon at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, said death was due to shock following internal injuries.
  Person ID	I38238	Lasbury Family
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel James Cattell           b. 12 Jan 1873, Bedminster, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK           d. 21 Feb 1956, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Letitia Ann Robinson           b. 13 Jan 1871, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India           d. 28 Jun 1950, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK  (Age 79 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1891	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK
  	Address: St. Philip & St. Jacob Church, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
  Marriage Witness	27 Sep 1891
  	Mary Phipps & Anne Cattell
  Family ID	F4181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 1915 - Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England, UK Died - 6 Jul 1932 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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