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Surname
HARTSHORNE
Forename
George Thomas
Day
22
Month
05
Year
1912
Age
15
Occupation
Pony Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
Wimblebury
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cannock & Rugeley Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Hednesford
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Several ponies, accompanied by their drivers, were proceeding to the stables. Deceased was leading his pony close upon the heels of another one, and he allowed his pony to get too close and to touch it, with the result that it kicked and struck deceased in the abdomen, and he died on the following day from the effects of the injury.