white lund explosion

[familybefore]

Hi to everyone,

i am new to this forum,found it while doing some research on my Greatgrandfather.I had always thought that he had been killed in ww1 as part of the forces.I have only just found out that he was killed in an explosion in 1917 at the white lund factory at Morecambe..His name was Firth Dole,his only daughter Edna was my grandmother.would love to know if any of you guys have some information on him.

I was brought up in Nelson but now live in Perth Australia,so the internet is my only source

FamilyBefore.Com need help researching your family tree

[Jim Clay]

This appears to be his death (from the FreeBMD transcription of the GRO indexes)

Deaths Dec 1917

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Dole Firth 32 Lancaster 8e 726

You can use this info to order his death cert from here. (Although I'm sure you know this already )

There's an article on the explosion here.

Regards,

Jim

EDIT:

He appears to have married in Burnley in 1908 (to either Clara or Margaret):

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Marriages Jun 1908

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DOLE Firth Burnley 8e 555

LOWCOCK Clara Burnley 8e 555

Shackleton Margaret Burnley 8e 555

Thompson Alfred Burnley 8e 555

and this appears to be your Grandmother Edna

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Births Dec 1908

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DOLE Edna Burnley 8e 239

Edited 14 August , 2008 by Jim Clay

[Tony Lund]

Have you seen this report?

White Lund.

Tony.

[familybefore]

Have you seen this report?

White Lund.

Tony.

thanks Tony,i have read that report,very helpful

[familybefore]

This appears to be his death (from the FreeBMD transcription of the GRO indexes)

Deaths Dec 1917

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dole Firth 32 Lancaster 8e 726

You can use this info to order his death cert from here. (Although I'm sure you know this already )

There's an article on the explosion here.

Regards,

Jim

EDIT:

He appears to have married in Burnley in 1908 (to either Clara or Margaret):

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Marriages Jun 1908

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DOLE Firth Burnley 8e 555

LOWCOCK Clara Burnley 8e 555

Shackleton Margaret Burnley 8e 555

Thompson Alfred Burnley 8e 555

and this appears to be your Grandmother Edna

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Births Dec 1908

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DOLE Edna Burnley 8e 239

Thanks for the info Jim,his wife was Margaret Shackleton,

[MPS]

There are some interesting facts about the National Filling Factory No.13 (White Lund) on the following web page;

https://war-work.com/token-national-filling-factory-no-13-white-lund-morecambe/