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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/1/6/21
TitleLocal Appeal Tribunal case file for Clarence Ivor Keston, aged 44, Coal getter at [colliery not stated]
Date1957
DescriptionDate of birth:
Marital status: Married
Address: 20 Wellfield Close, Ridgeway
Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance
Type of injury: Dermatitis
Further information: The industrial disease was diagnosed in March 1956. Occupation of pony driver at time of claim. Then returned to regular occupation, NUM representative: 'He thought he had a certain period of testing his ability to do the job!'. Claimant: : 'I was advised by 3 doctors[...] not to go back to my original work ' and 'I was forced to go back or find a job outside the Colliery'. Deaf. Insurance officer: 'I appreciate his deafness but he had a leaflet'.
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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