Cape Wrath is the most north westerly point of the British mainland but
know of no connection to mining. The nearest mine to there was at Brora
in Sutherland
lillian
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From: "Peter Mason" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:03 PM
Subject: Mine name?
Amongst Graffiti in the galleries of HMS Forward at Newhaven is the name "
Sapper Matthews" and next to it in the same script "Cape Wrath No 5" . This
is written on the "tins" and would have been covered with felt and board
when commissioned so our sapper is almost certainly a member of 172
Tunnelling Coy RE who were made up of miners who had volunteered to join
the Army. There is much other similar graffiti such as towns in S Wales,
Lancashire and also a piece expressing their unhappiness at being paid 2/-
(10p to the young'uns) a day when the guys in the Kent pits were earning
around 6 to 8 times as much . This is expressed in best sapper terms barely
fit for publication. They had worked on the South Foreland before coming to
Newhaven. If Cape Wrath #5 isn't a shaft anyone any thoughts as to what it
might be? Pete
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