Am looking for information on William PROBERT railway guard died 5 Nov 1868 aged 34 in Bullo Pill rail crash, particularly for place of burial. Inquest at Newnham Town Hall 9 Nov 1868. I have inquest and Carmarthen newspaper reports.
Any suggestions most welcome!

Charles Cravos, 20 rue des Partisans, 29100 DOUARNENEZ France.

this is the ref for his Death

Name: William Probert
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Year of Registration: 1868
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death: 3[4_]
District: Westbury On Severn
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 133

November 5th 1868 Bullo Pill,

4-4-0 Waverley class "Rob Roy" was pulling the up Mail from New Milford when it ran into
the back of a cattle train on 5 November, 1868. The broad gauge line was operated under
the time interval system and the cattle train had stopped in the section. Thirty-six cattle
were killed and reports suggest that between 3 and 8 men travelling in the rear vehicle
were killed.

There is no clear candidate in the census data for 1861

Wm Probert abt 1835 Glasgow Lodger Gloucester St Aldate, Gloucestershire Carpenter

is a possible

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster & Hereford Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

At least I now know what the illegible R[a?????] G[????] means now (from the transcriber)

Hi Charles

Had any luck with the request ?

Happy Christmas to you both.

Love

Judy

An inquest report into his death is on this site
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/inquests/