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Surname
ELLESTON
Forename
Douglas
Day
07
Month
01
Year
1913
Age
15
Occupation
Trammer
Mine/Quarry Name
Victoria (i)
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Swift & Netherwood
Location
Lepton
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Deceased and another boy were clearing a fall of roof in a roadway when another stone fell and killed Eccleston. Neither apparently examined the roof nor were they competent to judge whether it was safe or not.