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Robert Atkinson

Age:   18
Died:   18th Feb 1936
Accident:   18th Feb 1936
Year Born:   abt. 1918
Colliery:   Kimblesworth
Company:  
Occupation:   Coal Cutter
Notes:  
crushed by tub
Buried:   Sacriston Cemetery

Description

Entombed Miners Rescued

After being entombed in the Kimblesworth Colliery, Co. Durham, since 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning, two local miners. Matthew Howard and William Collins, were rescued shortly before 2 a.m. yesterday. They had been cut off by a fall of roof in which a workmate, Robert Atkinson, 19, a coal cutter, of Sacriston, was killed. Rescue parties worked through to the imprisoned men. Four times when they had almost got through further falls occurred.

Source: The Times, February 20th, 1936


Tombstone

Sacriston — Cemetery

Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ237474




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
Elizabeth ATKINSON       
Robert ATKINSON  18th Feb 1936  18  1918 
Thomas B. ATKINSON       

Related Newspaper Articles

20 Feb 1936 Entombed Miners Rescued (The Times)

Sources
  • 1936 Mines Inspectors Report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-02679-04-0064) © Bob Dunn
  • Tombstone photograph (T-02663-04-0064) © Bob Dunn
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