Arthur Vranch

1894 - 1913  (19 years)

• Name	Arthur Vranch
  Born	1894	Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Oct 1913	Senghenydd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
  	Cause: Colliery Accident
  	Arthur Vranch was one of 439 miners killed on 14th October 1913 in Britain's worst coal mining disaster at Universal Colliery, Senghenydd in the South Wales Valleys. The explosion was believed to have been caused by firedamp (methane) ignited by electrical signalling equipment.
  Person ID	I9856	Lasbury Family
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Herbert James Vranch           b. 1869, Chilcompton, Somerset, England, UK           d. 24 Jun 1929, Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Charlotte Lewis           b. 1874, Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, UK           d. 1922, Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK  (Age 48 years)
  Married	1891	Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
  Family ID	F3280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Welsh National Mining Memorial Garden (9) Opened on 14th October 2013 at Senghenydd, Glamorgan, Wales to mark the centenary of the worst mining disaster in the UK