SAVED BY A TOOTH
Accidentally shot while out after rabbits near his home at Roborough, Devonfl an International marksman. Mr. R. H. Baker, member of Plymouth City Council, narrowly escaped death A,friend on the opposite side of a hedge fired at a rabbit which broke cover, and the shot struck Mr. Baker, inflicting extensive wounds on the chest, face and arms. One pellet struck a tooth. But for this it would have entered the throat and probably caused death.
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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 45, 17 November 1936, Page 9
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79SAVED BY A TOOTH Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 45, 17 November 1936, Page 9
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