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Date:  23rd April 1946
Colliery:  Gordon House
Cause:  Fall of Stone
Lives Lost:  1

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24th April, 1946, Bert Walton, an 18-year-old youth, son of Thomas Henry (deceased) and Mary Ellenor Walton of 4, Cleveland Terrace, Cockfield was killed by a fall of stone at Gordon House Colliery yesterday. He was employed by the company as a Pony Driver.

Source: Northern Echo, April 25th, 1946


Bert Walton
(aged 17 years 5 months)


Fatalities

 

Walton, Bert, aged 18, Pony Driver, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Cockfield Cemetery

 
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