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Surname
BEST
Forename
Walter H.
Day
06
Month
03
Year
1900
Age
14
Occupation
Waggon Attendant
Mine/Quarry Name
Northfields Quarry
Mineral Worked
Chalk
Owner
Knight, Bevan & Sturge
Location
County
Kent
Details of Event
The lad was standing on a railway in the quarry for some unexplained reason and in spite of the shouts of the horse driver and other men he did not get out of the way of a waggon which was being pushed towards him by a horse. He was crushed between it and the chalk face and killed on the spot.