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Lancelot Langley
| Age: | 14 |
| Died: | 15th Mar 1915 |
| Accident: | 12th Mar 1915 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1901 |
| Colliery: | Houghton |
| Company: | Lambton and Hetton Collieries Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Notes: | died as a result of injuries received when he was caught between a tub and a prop |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Arbitration Committee — 21st May 1915 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee
Committee Meeting
Held on May 21st 1915
Houghton. L. Langley, 14, driver.
Died on March 15th, 1915, as a result of injuries received on March 12th, 1915, when he was caught between a tub and a prop.
The family consisted of the following :— Deceased, driver, 14, 6/6 last three weeks, illegitimate ; step-father 38, enlisted September 26th, 1914 ; mother 36, in receipt of 8/- per week from colliery and 24/government allowance; sister 16; 3 half-brothers 11, 7, 5 ; 2 halfsisters, 3, 1.
Claim made by the step-father.
Owners offered £6, which was increased to £10.
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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