1938 – Pickering, William
Source: Derbyshire Times
Derbyshire Times 13th May 1938
William Pickering, (24), 69 Speedwell, Staveley, who was unmarried, lived with his mother, Mrs Hobson, who has been married twice. He had been employed at Markham Colliery since a boy, and during that period had only been absent from work a fortnight. He was the sole support of his mother. He was an enthusiactic member of the St John Ambulance Brigade having been associated with the organisation a year.
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