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Surname
CROMBIE
Forename
William
Day
15
Month
02
Year
1941
Age
Occupation
Undermanager
Mine/Quarry Name
Bank, No.6 Mine
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
New Cumnock Collieries Ltd
Location
New Cumnock
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
15 February 1941: Ayrshire Pit Explosion - Manager and Under-Manager Dead - As a result of an explosion in Bank No.6 mine, New Cumnock, on Saturday, Charles Hynd, manager, residing at Seaforth, and William Crombie, under-manager, residing at Glenpark, lost their lives. A fireman, John Orr, residing at Burnside, sustained severe injuries, and was conveyed to Kilmarnock Infirmary. Other workers in the section escaped with minor injuries. [Scotsman 17 February 1941]