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Surname
HILDRETH
Forename
Thomas
Day
21
Month
01
Year
1913
Age
13
Occupation
Screenboy
Mine/Quarry Name
Holmewood
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hardwick Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Heath
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
He was crossing the colliery yard with a message and stepped in front of an engine. The whistle was blown and the guard shouted but he appeared to take no notice of where he was going. Both his legs were cut off.