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Surname
BROXTON
Forename
William
Day
21
Month
08
Year
1912
Age
13
Occupation
Wash Boy
Mine/Quarry Name
Pemberton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Pemberton Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Wigan
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
It appears that Broxton was attempting to pass between a Stationary wagon and a buffer-block when another wagon knocked the standing wagon, and crushed the boy between the buffer and buffer-block.