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Surname
CHESTER
Forename
H.
Day
25
Month
05
Year
1903
Age
63
Occupation
Wagon examiner
Mine/Quarry Name
South Kirkby
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Kirkby Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
South Kirkby
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Died 5th June. When stooping to look under a train of empty wagons he thoughtlessly did not keep clear of an adjacent siding and was fatally injured by wagons which were being pushed in front of the locomotive.