Philip Thomas was a ten year old pupil at Pantglas Junior School in Aberfan when a coal tip collapsed and slid downhill.
Today people are marking the 50th anniversary of the disaster, which cost the lives of 116 schoolchildren and 28 adults. Report by Lockwoodr. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn