Thomas FREETH inquest 1917 (General)

by lindastewart , Saturday, May 08, 2010, 15:57 (5390 days ago)

Thanks to all involved with transcribing the inquests added to this site - your hard work is much appreciated.

Thomas Freeth was an ag. lab. who died in Alvington in 1917 as a result of a farming accident (I have the death certificate). The inquest details 3 witnesses from Wormwood Scrubbs and train fares amounting to 3s 7d (I imagine the cost of tickets from London).

Does anyone know if prisoners from London were used in farming in Alvington during WW1 - if this is not the case, why would there by witnesses from Wormwood Scrubbs?