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Surname
GRAFFEN
Forename
Henry
Day
25
Month
03
Year
1918
Age
16
Occupation
Haulier
Mine/Quarry Name
Craighead
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Bothwell
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
25 March 1918: Blantyre - Fatal Accident - Henry Graffen (16), who resided with his parents at 59[?] Auchinraith Road, Blantyre, was accidentally killed on Monday in Craighead Colliery. The lad was drawing a loaded hutch from the face when a heavy fall from the roof buried him completely. He was dead when extricated. [The Lanarkshire, Incorporating the Hamilton Herald 27 March 1918]