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Henry Aitchison
| Age: | 42 |
| Died: | 13th Mar 1974 |
| Accident: | 13th Mar 1974 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1932 |
| Colliery: | Wearmouth |
| Company: | National Coal Board |
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| Notes: | fall of stone, address: Parry Drive, Whitburn |
| Buried: | Whitburn Cemetery |
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Miner killed: Mr. Harold Aitchieson, aged 42, of Parry Drive, Whitburn, Co. Durham, was killed by a fall of stone at Wearmouth Colliery, Sunderland, yesterday. He was the first miner to be killed underground since the strike ended.
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Whitburn — Cemetery
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ407622
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| Henry AITCHISON | 13th Mar 1974 | 42 | 1932 |
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| Related Newspaper Articles | |
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| 14 Mar 1974 | Miner Killed (The Times) |
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- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-00329-00-0002) © Kev Duncan
- The Times Newspaper
- Tombstone photograph (T-00324-00-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Tombstone(s) in Whitburn Cemetery
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