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Thomas Simpson
| Age: | 34 |
| Died: | 11th Mar 1916 |
| Accident: | 3rd Mar 1903 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1882 |
| Colliery: | Axwell Park |
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| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | died from pneumonia in a hospital in France, it was alleged that the pneumonia resulted from injuries received when his piece of stone flew from his pick and injured his eye |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Arbitration Committee — 3rd June 1918 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee
Committee Meeting
Held on June 3rd 1918
954. Axwell. Thomas Simpson, 34, hewer.
Died on March 11th, 1916, from pneumonia, in a hospital in France It is alleged that the resulted from injuries received on March 3rd, 1903, when a piece of stone flew from his pick and injured his eye.
After being off work for 26 weeks he was given light work on the surface, and continued up to June 29th, 1914, when he was given work as a banksman, and was paid at the same rate of wages as other banksmen at piece work, and in consequence was not entitled to any reduced rate of compensation.
He was accepted on June 12th, 1915, by the military authorities for tunnelling, and proceeded shortly afterwards to France.
Weekly payments of compensation prior to death £135/11/6.
Claim made by the mother (a widow).
Withdrawn.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/43, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1918 (two volumes: covers Jan-Jun, Jul-Dec)
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