Age: 10
Sex: male
Date: 6 Oct 1945
Place: Brunswick Street, Leicester
Ivan Walker was found dead in a static water tank near to his home in Brunswick Street, Leicester three days after he went missing.
An open verdict was returned.
The coroner commented, 'I have always had my fears about these tanks, and I hope they will all soon be emptied, if not pulled down'.
see www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
see Nottingham Journal - Saturday 06 October 1945
see Gloucester Citizen - Friday 05 October 1945