Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA
John Edward HITCHCOCK
Age at Death37
Date Of Death3 May 1955 : Reg 9/1955 Boulder
Place Of BirthWestern Australia
OccupationMiner
Children4 boys 2 girls
Dept of Mines Annual Report 1955
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum, Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Main shaft, Great Boulder GM, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
Received head and chest injuries in the 900ft level when broken ore on which he was standing shrank and buried him. His body was recovered 16 days later.
Place Of Burial
Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia
Submitted by
David McMillan - Volunteer
MSW
Married
District
Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
John Thomas HITCHCOCK
Mother
Sarah Norah Minnie CARTER
Place of marriage
Blythswood, Scotland
Other Information
There is a street named after him in Somerville, Kalgoorlie - Hitchcock Street.
