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Surname
VALLANCE
Forename
Walter
Day
13
Month
12
Year
1904
Age
40
Occupation
Clay Getter
Mine/Quarry Name
Twinyeo Pit
Mineral Worked
Ball Clay
Owner
Watts Blake Bearne & Co.
Location
Chudleigh Knighton
County
Devonshire
Details of Event
On returning to his working place after dinner he was struck by a piece of clay which fell from the roof between the face and the innermost timber a distance of under 5 feet and received internal injuries from which he died thirty hours afterwards.