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Surname
CROSSAN
Forename
Hendry
Day
18
Month
10
Year
1940
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Herbertshire
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Robert Addie & Sons Collieries Ltd
Location
Denny
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
18 October 1940: Pit Fatality At Denny - A fatal accident occurred in Herbertshire Colliery, Denny, yesterday, when a miner, Hendry Crossan, residing at Glasgow Road, Dennyloanhead, was caught by a fall from the roof. He died a few minutes after being rescued by a party of his fellow workmen. [Scotsman 19 October 1940]