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Surname
GORDON
Forename
Alexander
Day
26
Month
10
Year
1917
Age
23
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Cornsilloch
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Darngavil Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Dalserf
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
26 October 1917: Larkhall – Pit Explosion – Three Men Injured – A gas explosion occurred early yesterday forenoon in the coal mine owned by the Darngavil Coal Company at Cornsilloch, resulting in injuries to three men, who were removed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary. The names of the men who received severe burning injuries to face arms and body are:- William Orr, 45, 23 Cornsilloch; Alexander Gordon, 23, 22 Cornsilloch; and John Bell, 38, Hareshaw. [Hamilton Advertiser 27 October 1917]