Dylan Thomas - Grave - Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
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N 51° 46.522 W 004° 27.721
30U E 399132 N 5737065
Dylan Marlais Thomas is buried in the graveyard of St.Martin's Church, Laugharne. His grave is marked by a plain white cross. His wife, Caitlin Thomas, is buried in the same grave and her name appears on the reverse side of the cross.
Waymark Code: WMKFCK
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/06/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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"Thomas died on November 9, 1953 while on a lecture tour of America. He had been drinking heavily the night he died in the White Horse pub in Greenwich Village, New York. Later that evening he returned to his hotel room in great pain and summonsed a doctor. Unfortunately the doctor (Dr Feltenstein) administered an abnormally large dose of morphine sulphate and Thomas slipped into a coma. Thomas' last words were: "I've had 18 straight whiskies......I think that's the record." He was 39 years old. His body was brought back to Laugharne.

Thomas and Caitlin lived at The Boathouse in Laugharne in Wales from 1949 onwards after it was purchased for them by Margaret Taylor (the wife of the historian A.J.P. Taylor). However, Thomas used to write in a wooden garage which stood on the cliff edge a short distance from the house. The garage, which is still there today, overlooks the beautiful Taf estuary." Text Source: (visit link)
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