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Surname
GLOVER
Forename
William
Day
11
Month
05
Year
1932
Age
53
Occupation
Stone Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Rosie
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wemyss Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Buckhaven
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
11 May 1932: Fife Miner's Death - William Glover (53), a stone miner, was yesterday found lying unconscious in the Barncrag extension section of the Rosie Colliery of the Wemyss Coal Company. First-aid and medical attention were persevered with for several hours, but eventually life was pronounced extinct. Deceased was engaged in opening out the mines, and about ten o'clock another fireman had discharged a shot for him , and left Glover evidently in the best of health. Traces were found that Glover must have been overcome some time after the shot was fired. Mr Glover, in addition to his trade, also conducted a licensed grocery business in Wellsgreen. He leaves a widow and a family of six. [Scotsman 12 May 1932]