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Henry Lascelles
| Age: | 22 |
| Died: | 3rd Mar 1919 |
| Accident: | 3rd Mar 1919 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1897 |
| Colliery: | Byers Green |
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| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | killed by a fall of stone |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Arbitration Committee — 5th May 1919 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee
Committee Meeting
Held on May 5th 1919
1146. Byers Green. Henry Lascelles, 22, hewer.
Killed on March 3rd, 1919, by a fall of stone.
Deceased was a single man and lived with his parents.
The family consisted of the following :—
Deceased, 22, hewer, £3/10/4. Last 6 pays, previously in the army.
Father, 53, pick sharper, £3/18/2.
Mother, 52.
Brother, 32, hewer, £3/12/7.
Sister, 18, brickyard, £1/12/0.
Brother, 16, rope-guider, £2/0/2.
Niece, 6.
Claim made by the father.
The Owners offered £6, basing it on the grounds that the family were not dependent upon deceased. Our claim was that out of a wage of £3/10/4 there was bound to be a considerable profit, and the Committee awarded £120.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/6/1/1/1, Reports of the Compensation Department, Vol I covering Sep 1918-Dec 1919
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