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Surname
HAMILTON
Forename
William
Day
21
Month
11
Year
1917
Age
35
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Dykehead
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Summerlee Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Hamilton
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
21 November 1917: Larkhall – Fatal Colliery Accident – Late on Wednesday evening William Hamilton, 35, brusher, residing at 91 London Street, Larkhall, was fatally injured in Dykehead Colliery, belonging to the Summerlee Iron Co. Ltd. He had just fired a shot about 8.45 and was clearing up the roadway, when without any warning a stone weighing about 2½ tons fell from the roof, pinning him to the pavement. It was some time before the stone could be removed and by them Hamilton was dead. Dr M'Nay certified death to be due to fracture of the spine. The family of the deceased have had sore bereavement since March last, and elder brother Alexander Hamilton, was killed in Ferniegair colliery on the 26th March; Corpl. Peter Hamilton another brother, was killed in action on the 9th April and the father of the deceased died on the 10th May. [Hamilton Advertiser 24 November 1917]