HC Deb 17 December 1948 vol 459 c223W
1. Mr. Thurtle

asked the Secretary of State for War if he will state, for the satisfaction of his parents, the cause of death of 19114456 Sapper E. G. Digby, who died on 5th November, aged 20 years, and who on his entry into the service was graded A.1.

Mr. Shinwell

I am advised that this soldier's death was due to bloodpoisoning, developing from an abscess forming in the spinal canal and arising from a germ infection of the bones of the spine, in the region of the lower neck. I should like to take this opportunity of expressing my sympathy with the soldier's parents.

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