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Hi HJ Mitchell and the other IP. ‘Recovered’ makes it sound like people were saved - recover also means to get better from injury or illness. ‘Excavated’ is a perfectly good term for things being dug out of the ground: archaeologists use the term all the time. I don’t agree that there is a sense in which the bodies were being dug into - that’s really stretching common English understanding to breaking point. I’ll not revert, but I really don’t think ‘recovered’ is at all the right word to use. 213.205.194.63 ( talk) 21:05, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
I'm always a bit cautious about changing the ending of an FA. I know the effort that goes into getting the structure right. But I think the 2022 listing on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales is significant. And, personally, I think the reason for its listing, as a monument "of great national importance and meaning" makes for a rather poignant conclusion. Others may disagree, and I'm absolutely fine with its being moved elsewhere, but I do think it warrants a mention. KJP1 ( talk) 07:39, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
I see that Howell Williams died at the end of last month, [1]. I know that two of the four surviving teachers, Hettie Williams (nee Taylor), [2] and Rennie Williams, [3] have died previously. Does anyone know if the last of the four, Mair Morgan, is still alive? KJP1 ( talk) 08:40, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
The Queen did not visit on the 29th of October: ”
Because of the vast quantity and consistency of the spoil, it was a week before all the bodies were recovered; the last victim was found on 28 October. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Aberfan on 29 October to pay their respects to those who had died. 208.38.231.66 ( talk) 13:50, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
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Hi HJ Mitchell and the other IP. ‘Recovered’ makes it sound like people were saved - recover also means to get better from injury or illness. ‘Excavated’ is a perfectly good term for things being dug out of the ground: archaeologists use the term all the time. I don’t agree that there is a sense in which the bodies were being dug into - that’s really stretching common English understanding to breaking point. I’ll not revert, but I really don’t think ‘recovered’ is at all the right word to use. 213.205.194.63 ( talk) 21:05, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
I'm always a bit cautious about changing the ending of an FA. I know the effort that goes into getting the structure right. But I think the 2022 listing on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales is significant. And, personally, I think the reason for its listing, as a monument "of great national importance and meaning" makes for a rather poignant conclusion. Others may disagree, and I'm absolutely fine with its being moved elsewhere, but I do think it warrants a mention. KJP1 ( talk) 07:39, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
I see that Howell Williams died at the end of last month, [1]. I know that two of the four surviving teachers, Hettie Williams (nee Taylor), [2] and Rennie Williams, [3] have died previously. Does anyone know if the last of the four, Mair Morgan, is still alive? KJP1 ( talk) 08:40, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
The Queen did not visit on the 29th of October: ”
Because of the vast quantity and consistency of the spoil, it was a week before all the bodies were recovered; the last victim was found on 28 October. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Aberfan on 29 October to pay their respects to those who had died. 208.38.231.66 ( talk) 13:50, 14 April 2023 (UTC)