Some time back I purchased a gold pocket watch at an
auction, which is inscribed as follows:
"For Courage
Gellyceidrim 23-11-29
V. Thomas
From Directors of ....
Amalgamated Anthracite Collieries Ltd,"
Obviously the watch was presented to V Thomas for an
act of bravery. Was Gellyceidrim a colliery and do any
of the members know anything about the incident
concerned? It could have been part of something much
larger, or an isolated incident perhaps.
Presumably Amalgamated Collieries were based around
the West Wales coalfield.
Regards,
Jonathan Parry
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