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Surname
CRAWFORD
Forename
William
Day
15
Month
04
Year
1926
Age
34
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Easton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Bathgate
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
15 April 1926: Bathgate Pit Accident Proves Fatal - Wm Crawford, miner, Cochrane Street, Bathgate, succumbed in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary yesterday to injuries received the previous day in Easton pit, Bathgate, belonging to Wm. Baird & Co. (Ltd.). He was struck on the head by a stone which fell from the roof, and sustained a severe scalp wound, and also suffered from shock. Crawford , who was 34 years of age, leaves a widow and young family. [Scotsman 17 April 1926]