Llanelli riots of 1911

Mass picketing action at Llanelli railway station was brutally suppressed by the police,[1] resulting in the deaths of two men, shot dead by troops of the Worcestershire Regiment.

Rioting followed and magistrates' homes were attacked and railway trucks were set on fire, resulting in an explosion which killed a further four people.

The incident was highly politically sensitive, as the Great Western Railway through Carmarthenshire, southwestern Wales, was the main route between England and Ireland.

One man was killed when he attempted to use dynamite to open an armoured freight carriage, unaware that the cargo was munitions, resulting in a massive explosion.

[2] Local historian John Edwards believes a conspiracy between Liberals and the chapels promoted shame though his aunt referred to the Worcesters as "the murderers".