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Walter Thornley
| Age: | 33 |
| Died: | 13th Feb 1907 |
| Accident: | 13th Feb 1907 7.40 a.m., 1st hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1874 |
| Colliery: | Ellesmere |
| Company: | Lord Ellesmere |
| Occupation: | Shunter |
| Notes: | Riding on the locomotive engine, got off on the opposite side to that of the points lever, was attempting to cross directly in front of the moving engine to open the points, when he slipped on the frozen ground and the engine passed over him |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | On the Surface :: On Railways, Sidings, or Tramways |
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- 1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Manchester and Ireland District (No. 6) by John Gerrard, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 39, Accident Number: 9 Where to find this report
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