Kirton, Stephen Morris

Date of Death	1907-10-22
Age	27
Cause of Death	Suffocation

Service Details

Service	RN - Royal Navy
Rank	Stoker
Rate	Stoker
Official Number	188480
Ship	Powerful HMS

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Fremantle cemetery
Cemetery Address	Fremantle, WA
Demonination/Area	Anglican
Section	Mon
Row	Aa
Grave Number	1085

Notes

Service record notes the finding of the inquiry: "man had a fainting fit and fell into a chute connecting bunkers and was suffocated by coal falling on him and covering him up. Leading Stoker Sinclair blamed for neglect of duty". See the Kalgoolie Western Argus Tuesday 29 October 1907 page 32

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