Age: 54
Sex: male
Date: 15 Jan 1945
Place: Eastgate, Leeds
Thomas Cox was knocked down on a pedestrian crossing by a vehicle that didn't stop.
He had been crossing Eastgate at a pedestrian crossing at about 6am on Monday 15 January 1945.
It was thought that he had been hit by a heavy vehicle carrying girders.
An open verdict was returned at his inquest.
He had lived in Devon Street, Pontefract Lane.
see www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
see Yorkshire Evening Post - Tuesday 16 January 1945