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Surname
CHURCHER
Forename
Leonard Victor
Day
23
Month
03
Year
1911
Age
23
Occupation
Yard Manager
Mine/Quarry Name
Coppice Hill Quarry
Mineral Worked
Clay
Owner
William Churcher
Location
Bishop's Waltham
County
Hampshire
Details of Event
Whilst superintending the getting of clay at a face 25 feet In height, the lower 6 or 8 feet fell away, and a piece about 2 cwts in weight struck deceased on the chest and head, killing him almost instantly.