FALL FROM FOURTH STORY
ARTILLERYMAN INJURED.
A rather ' serious accident last night befel Gunner Richard Sheehah.R.N.Z.A., who is employed on home service at the Alexandra Barracks. As far as can be ascertained, Sheehan accidentally fell out of a window oh the fourth floor of the barracks on to the ground below, but it is thought possible that his fall was broken by the electric light wires outside the building. Ho was immediately taken to the Victoria Hospital, where it was found that his left leg, was badly fractured, whilst he was also suffering from severe internal injuries. This morning he was conscious, but his condition was regarded as serious.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 130, 1 June 1917, Page 8
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109FALL FROM FOURTH STORY Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 130, 1 June 1917, Page 8
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