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Richard Henry WOOD

Age at Death35

Date Of Death10 January 1941 : Reg 1/1941 Dundas

Place Of BirthGlenelg, South Australia

OccupationAssistant Skipman

Spouse's NameGrace Lillian HARROP

  • West Australian, Monday 13 January 1941

  • Kalgoorlie Miner, Monday 20 January 1941

  • Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust

  • Norseman Cemetery, Norseman, Western Australia - Photo Find a Grave

  • Norseman Cemetery, Norseman, Western Australia - Photo Find a Grave

Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Norseman GM, Western Australia

Diagnosis or cause of accident
Wood was loading ore into the skips when he was struck on the head by a descending skip, and fell approximately 50 feet down the shaft. He died in hospital.

Place Of Burial
Norseman Cemetery, Norseman, Western Australia

Submitted by
David McMillan - Volunteer

MSW
Married

Cause of Death
Mine Accidents

Father
Samuel Henry WOOD

Mother
Adeline Dorothea Emilie MENZ

Place of marriage
Norseman WA 1937

Other Information
Surname is WOOD not WOODS, Is on the memorial as WOODS

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