William Edward Naylor, 1895 - 1910 killed in the Pretoria Pit Disaster 1910

William Edward Naylor, age 15, of Water Nooks, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire was one of the 344 men and boys who perished in No 3 pit on the 21st December 1910.  William was a chorister, and often sang for coins underground for his colleagues.  He was the son of James Naylor and Martha Mary Stokes (my ancestor).