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Surname
HEALY
Forename
James
Day
20
Month
09
Year
1915
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Hatch Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Location
Whitburn
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
20 September 1915: Miner Killed at Whitburn - A miner named James Halley was killed in the Hatch Pit, near Whitburn, yesterday by a large fall taking place. His back and both legs were broken, and Halley died before he could be brought to the surface. He leaves a young family. [Scotsman 23 September 1915] NB Name should be James Healy.