Sir Samuel Cemetery. Photo: Andrea Lewis.
Charles Augustus REID
Age at Death18
Date Of Death18 December 1908 : Reg East Murchison 2/1909
Place Of BirthDarlington, Gippsland, Victoria
OccupationApprentice fitter.
Coolgardie Miner, Wednesday 6 January 1909
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Samuel,_Western_Australia
Sir Samuel Cemetery - Photo Danelle Warnock
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Bellevue GM, Mt Sir Samuel, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
While engaged in repairs to the belt in the engine room, Reid ascended the roof and fell through the corroded sheet iron and onto the driving wheel.
Place Of Burial
Sir Samuel Cemetery, Western Australia.
Submitted by
David McMillan - Volunteer
MSW
Single
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
Frederick Charles Jackson REID (1869-1908)
Mother
Anna 'Annie' MARSDEN born 1871
Other Information
Charles Augustus REID was the son of Frederick Charles Jackson REID who was killed 10 months earlier at the same mine. The story is here:
A Father and Son – family story
The death certificate states 18th Dec 1908 at Mt Sir Samuel, Charles Augustus Reid "Fitters Apprentice" male 18 Yrs, died of Result of Impact, Paralysis of the respiratory aorta, following injuries to the brain. Thomas Slingo (Uncle) miner Mt Sir Samuel informant. Buried 20th Dec 1908 Mt Sir Samuel Cemetery. (Thomas Slingo was actually the brother of Reid's aunt, thus not formally an uncle).
