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I can just about make out the following but would welcome opinions on the unclear (to me) words

Cause of Death
Fracture of the collar bone, shoulder blade and internal injuries  [?can't decipher word?]
from the funnel of a ship falling upon [?him?] while engaged  [?can't decipher word?] the same.
No post mortem examination of body deemed necessary.

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Re: Help needed to decipher an RCE attached to a Scotland death register entry
« Reply #1 on: Monday 19 February 24 18:44 GMT (UK) »
Fracture of the collar bone, shoulder blade and internal injuries  sustained
from the funnel of a ship falling upon [?him?] while engaged  in stripping the same.
No post mortem examination of body deemed necessary.

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Re: Help needed to decipher an RCE attached to a Scotland death register entry
« Reply #2 on: Monday 19 February 24 20:47 GMT (UK) »
Fracture of the collar bone, shoulder blade and internal injuries  sustained
from the funnel of a ship falling upon [?him?] while engaged  in stripping the same.
No post mortem examination of body deemed necessary.

Many thanks , makes sense now.
No wonder they didn't see a need for a post mortem of the body, the accident was witnessed (no doubt with horror) by many people on deck.

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