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George Thomas Dawson

Age:   35
Died:   5th Oct 1951
Accident:   5th Oct 1951
Born:   6th Oct 1916
Colliery:   Morrison North
Company:   National Coal Board
Occupation:  
Notes:  
he was killed outright by a large slab of rock which had fallen from the roof, he was working alone in the seam [Inquest 08 Oct 1951]
Buried:   [not known]
Category:  

Additional Notes

His birthday was the next day, October 6th.

It was a Friday afternoon, the inquest was held on Monday 8th October in the Police Station at Stanley. He was cremated at Newcastle Crematorium on Tuesday 9th after a service at Catchgate Methodist Church.

He was survived by his widow Margaret Dawson, nee Jacobs: his daughters, Elisabeth, Barbara and Kathleen and a son, Benjamin, ages of his children at the time were: 10, 8, 7 and 4 years.

Thanks to Barbara Davison, nee Dawson (one of the above) for this additional information.


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