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Surname
ASHTON
Forename
Wilfred John
Day
19
Month
04
Year
1913
Age
14
Occupation
Haulage Hand
Mine/Quarry Name
Sherdley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Sutton Heath & Lea Green Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
St Helens
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Ashton was found lying between the rails of the empty road with his skull fractured, immediately after a set of four full tubs had passed on the full road. The cause of accident is unknown, but probably his head was crushed between the top of the full tubs and the roof bars.