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Horace Vidler; Gilbert Jelf; Lily Jelf; Minnie Jelf; Emily Sach; Harry Dann; Hayling Dann; Edward Ewell; Arthur Ewell; Maggie Kitteridge; Frank Kitteridge; Arthur Wickham; Rose Wickham; Florence Murphy; Lily Murphy; Nellie Murphy; Frederick Murphy; Charles Murphy; George Seakins.
We can name 19 of the 21 orphans shown on this postcard, sold to raise money to support the dependent children of Battersea NUR branch members. Unfortunately we can’t connect the names to the individuals.
This image, perhaps more than any other, brings home the dangerous nature of past railway work.
This account is one of over 20 life stories featured in the Railway Work, Life & Death project’s ‘Lives on the Line: Railway Workers, Accidents & Union Action’ exhibition at project partner the Modern Records Centre, from October 2026 until mid-January 2027.