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Surname
HOTCHKISS
Forename
John
Day
09
Month
07
Year
1916
Age
44
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Bannockburn, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Alloa Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cowie
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
9 July 1916: FATAL SEQUEL TO BANNOCKBURN PIT ACCIDENT. James Fotheringham (18), bencher, Millar Place, Cowie, who was severely burned by an ignition of gas in No.2 Pit, Bannockburn Colliery, on Sunday, has died in Stirling Royal Infirmary as the result of his injuries. [Dundee Courier 12 July 1916] BANNOCKBURN PIT-WORKER FATALLY BURNED. John Hotchkiss (44), pit-brusher, who was burned by gas in Bannockburn Colliery, has died in Stirling Royal Infirmary. The other man who was injured, James Fotheringham, succumbed on the night of the accident. [Dundee Courier 19 July 1916] NB John Hotchkiss died 16 July 1916