His card from Her Majesty the Queen will take pride of place on his dressing table.”Inevitably though, amid the celebrations, thoughts also turned to that fateful, frightening day at Gresford Colliery 86 years ago.When he was interviewed about it a few years ago, Albert recalled: “Us boys in the lamp room had to be there as soon as the men started arriving for work.“We were cycling to work with my dad and he told us to get on or we’d be late so we went on ahead.”She added: “He picked up his lamp at the other window so I never saw him again. The journey out was an endurance test: with only three lamps to provide light and the firedamp (methane gas) sapping their energy, the six survivors, led by John Samuels, made their way up ladders across the fault and crawled through narrow tunnels. were killed.Within a few hours of the first explosion, large crowds of miners and

The miners were represented at the Inquiry by Sir Stafford Cripps.Gresford Colliery reopened six months after disaster with coal production They’re all still down there.“After handing out the lamps we cleaned the ones from the afternoon shift and then settled down for half an hour or so.

Mum passed away in 2008 from cancer.“He moved into Gwern Alyn at Pendine Park in 2017. The survivors of the Gresford Disaster: Left to Right - Bert Samuels, Thomas Fisher, David Jones, Jack Samuels, Teddy Andrews. The Gresford Colliery sat just north of Wrexham, the original shaft being sunk in 1908. The couple went on to have six children.During the early days of the Second World War he raced to put out a fire at the nearby home of the mega rich Guinness family after a German incendiary bombed crashed through a skylight.Sgt Albert Rowlands (front row, far right) with the Military Police in Italy 1941After being called up, he initially joined Royal Army Services before transferring to the Military Police and for much of his time in the Red Caps he was stationed in Italy.Following the war, Albert worked for a while at a factory making chloride batteries before he and Maire went to live in Johannesburg in South Africa for 10 years to be near their children John and Ann who had emigrated there.But they went to live in Spain and later returned to Wrexham after Maire suffered ill health.The coronavirus pandemic has meant the family has been unable to see much of Albert who’s being living in lockdown at Pendine Park.They came together once again for a socially-distanced outdoor tea party to mark the momentous milestone of his 100th birthday.From left John and Patricia Oldham (Albert’s daughter), Senior Care Practitioner Natalie Griffiths, Albert Rowlands, Care Practitioner Chloe Harper, Jenny and David Rowlands (Albert’s son)Among those who attended was his daughter, Patricia Oldham, a retired Wrexham accountancy firm receptionist.She said: “After meeting my mum at the Carlton Club, they were married at the Catholic Cathedral in Westminster and went on to have six children John, twins David and Ann, Dennis, myself, Patricia, and Glynis.

The Gresford Disaster was one of the worst mining accidents to occur in Wales. "It makes you realise that just going to the mine every day was an act of bravery. It was fantastic to be a part of the celebrations to honour this truly remarkable man.”Health Board: “We have seen no new outbreak cases of COVID-19 in the last four weeks amongst inpatients”Three people arrested after ‘wounding incident’ at town centre Sports Direct – armed police make arrest in Tesco carparkOver 65,000 ‘Eat Out To Help Out’ meals supported in Wrexham & Clwyd SouthPlaid Cymru calls for regular coronavirus testing in schools as students in Wales return to the classroomStreet entertainers set to delight visitors to Wrexham town centreCritically endangered chimpanzee born at Chester Zoo pit. recorded by lack of safety measures, bad working practices and poor ventilation in the Gresford heroes receive medals at investiture. Two others of his friends were with us and they were lost as well. the Under-Manager and the United and Westminster Collieries Limited, the But by Sunday they had given up.“I was always hoping to see my dad. Cyril Challoner (inset top left) was the one other survivor. "A citation for the medal noted Samuels' bravery: "Travelling for almost half a mile through air so foul that some miners turned back looking for another way out; this caused their deaths.

Cyril Challoner (inset top left) was the one other survivor.

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