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Surname
TURNER
Forename
Thomas
Day
04
Month
06
Year
1914
Age
15
Occupation
Pony Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
Bourn Moor, D Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lambton & Hetton Collieries Ltd
Location
Bourn Moor
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased left the putters flat to go to a passbye with a load of three full tubs, and was later found lying between the rails with his head crushed. The pony went on to its destination with the load. Hair and blood were found on a projecting stone at the side, evidence that the lad's head had been crushed between that point and a tub.