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Surname
KING
Forename
John
Day
09
Month
06
Year
1900
Age
48
Occupation
Platelayer
Mine/Quarry Name
Holborough
Mineral Worked
Chalk
Owner
William Lees, Son & Co.
Location
County
Kent
Details of Event
He stepped in front of a train of empty waggons which was being braked down a gradient. The brakesman shouted but he failed to get out of the way he was ton over and died while being conveyed to the hospital.