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Surname
DRYBURGH
Forename
James
Day
02
Month
09
Year
1940
Age
17
Occupation
Clipper
Mine/Quarry Name
Polkemmet
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Dixon Ltd
Location
Whitburn
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
2 September 1940: Colliery Fatality - While working yesterday in Polkemmet Colliery, Whitburn, James Dryburgh (17), who lived at 137 Mayfield Drive, Armadale, was fatally injured when he was crushed between two rakes of hutches. Deceased was a prominent junior footballer. [Scotsman 3 September 1940]