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Thank you Marie Celeste. Safely arrived. Great reading.

Thanks to everyone for your kindness and interest.

Nala :-)

Have sent Nala the March article as it has more info.

Thanks again Gins. Nala.

And this one


Cheltenham Chronicle Gloucestershire, England
2 Mar 1946

BREDON RAIL WORKER KILLED ON LINE
Saturday on Arthur Turner, an L.M.S. employee, of Bredon's Hardwicke, who lost his life while walking on the 6-foot way on the main L.M.S. line at Bredon. Daniel Turner, licensee of the Railway Inn, Bredon, identified the body that of his brother, aged 59 years

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You're welcome :-)


You can read the full artical on here but I dont have any credits to help you

L.M.S stands for London, Midland, Scotish Railway Company

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Wow gins,

I have just sent off a request for his Death certificate.

Now you come up with this Gem !!! yippee!!

You are both good to me and you know how to make a person have a good day.

Thanks from Nala

:-D :-D

Cheltenham Chronicle Gloucestershire, England
23 Feb 1946

RAILWAY TRAGEDY AT BREDON
of Mr. Arthur Turner, aged about 58, of Bredons Hard-, wicke, a platelayer employed' by the L.M. and S. Railway Company, was found on the six-foot way after, apparently, having been struck by a passing train. Mr. Turner had been on duty throughout the


Extract from The British Newspaper Archives which you will find on GR under the 'Search' tab

Thanks Andy. I was putting out feelers as it worked 12 years ago when i found my Great Great grandfather's railway records in Peterborough.

Yes a death cert would be a direct route and then go on to local newspapers.

Thanks fro your interest Andy. Always there when needed !!

Nala. :-)

Some railway records are avaialable on Ancestry. He has a common name and cannot tell if any are your Arthurs. A copy of his death cert would have the cause of death and an accident may have been reported in local newspapers.

Andy

Arthur Turner born 1887 at Bredons Hardwick in Worcestershire.

He worked on the railways and died while at work in 1946.

Are there any records that may cover this period please?

Did he die from a Rail related incident?

Nala.