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Herbert Parker Metcalfe
| Age: | 16 |
| Died: | 19th Jan 1915 |
| Accident: | 19th Jan 1915 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1899 |
| Colliery: | Dean and Chapter |
| Company: | Bolckow, Vaughan and Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Offtakes Lad |
| Notes: | caught by set |
| Buried: | York Road Cemetery, Spennymoor |
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| Arbitration Committee — 1st March 1915 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee
Committee Meeting
Held on March st 1915
Dean and Chapter. H. P. Metcalf, 16, offtakes lad.
Killed on January 19th, 1915, through being caught by a set. The family was as follows :— Deceased, 16, At offtakes, 12/6 ; Father, 56, small runner, £1/12/8. Five weeks’ average. In receipt of compensation at £1 per week immediately prior to accident. There were also a married sister and her husband living in the same house.
Claim made by the father. Owners offered £38/10/-, which our side accepted.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/40, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1915 (two volumes: covers Jan-Jun, Jul-Dec)
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