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Edward C. Cowell
| Age: | 14 |
| Died: | 22nd Jun 1918 |
| Accident: | 21st Jun 1918 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1904 |
| Colliery: | Heworth |
| Company: | Heworth Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Notes: | crushed between a tub and a plank while riding on the limbers |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Arbitration Committee — 12th August 1918 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee
Committee Meeting
Held on August 12th 1918
1018. Heworth. Edward C. Cowell, 14, driver.
Died on June 22nd, 1918, as the result of injuries received on the previous day, when he was crushed between his tub and a plank while riding on the limbers.
The family consisted of the following :—
Deceased 14, driver, £1/0/6. Last 10 pays.
Father 63, stoneman, £2/14/1.
Mother 57.
Sister 21.
Brother 18, putter, £2/1/1.
Sister 17, Pelaw Works, 15/-.
Claim made by the father.
The Owners offered £6 funeral expenses, and Committee awarded £35.
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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