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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/2/175/17
TitleMedical Appeal Tribunal case file for Alfred Roberts, aged 61, Lorry driver at [colliery not stated], relating to an Industrial Accident
Date1972
DescriptionDate of birth: 25/04/1911
Marital status: Married
Address: Hillside, Fordbridge Lane, South Normanton
Type of injury: Sciatica due to prolapsed intervertebral disc with laminectomy
Description of accident: Cranking a lorry
Further information: From a letter written by the miner's wife: ''I wish to express my most sincere thanks for all the trouble you have taken over my husband's compensation claim. Over the years since Alf had his accident […] I have urged him to seek advice, but he is not the kind of person to ask for something for nothing, and because he could attend work, often under great strain, he would do nothing about it'.
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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