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Surname
CHALMERS
Forename
William
Day
16
Month
10
Year
1941
Age
50
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Dullatur
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cadzow Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cumbernauld
County
Dunbartonshire
Details of Event
16 October 1941: Colliery Fatality - While at work late on Thursday night in Dullatur Pit, Eastern Dumbartonshire, William Chalmers (50), miner, 41 Kelvin Way, Kilsyth was caught by a fall of material from the roof and killed. He leaves a wife and family of four. [Scotsman 18 October 1941]