"Token" Guy was my Grandfather. I have managed to unravel the circumstances of his death back in 1941, when he was killed as he picked up some sort of incendiary device on Bondicarr beach. I believe his nickname came from the job he had at the pit, handing out and collecting in the tub tokens. Presumably this was either a check on numbers of men and/or quantity of coal? If anyone has more information, I'd be pleased to hear it.
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