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Richard Elliott
| Age: | 15 |
| Died: | 3rd Jul 1918 |
| Accident: | 5th Feb 1917 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1903 |
| Colliery: | Redheugh |
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| Occupation: | Driver |
| Notes: | died as a result, it was alleged, of injuries received when his foot was crushed by a pony |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Arbitration Committee — 14th October 1918 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Department
Arbitration Committee Meeting
Held on October 14th 1918
Full Liability Cases
1055. Redheugh. Richard Elliott, 15, driver.
Died on July 3rd, 1918, as the result, it is alleged, of injuries received on February 5th, 1917, when his foot was crushed by a pony. The Registrar's certificate of death stated that the cause of death was "Tuberculosis of Vertebrae."
Dr. Barnes reported as follows :—
"The boy was suffering from a latent Tuberculosis, aggravated by malnutrition. The accident to the foot, which in a healthy individual would have been accompanied by no other effects, in his case directly caused the loss of his foot, and ultimately accelerated the boy's death from Tuberculosis."
The family consisted of the following :—
Deceased, 15, driver, 16/10.
Sister, 25, married, £1/8/0. Allotment and Government Allowance. Husband prisoner of war.
Nephews, 3, 1.
Niece, 2.
Weekly payments of compensation made prior to death, excluding war addition, £26/6/8.
Claim made by married sister.
The Committee failed to agree.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/6/1/1/1, Reports of the Compensation Department, Vol I covering Sep 1918-Dec 1919
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