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Surname
BATHGATE
Forename
Alexander
Day
15
Month
03
Year
1938
Age
24
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Roslin
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Shotts Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Roslin
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
15 March 1938: Two Miners Killed - Roof Collapse at Roslin – Edinburgh Victim - Two miners were killed early yesterday morning at Roslin Colliery, belonging to the Shotts Iron Co., Ltd., as a result of a fall of roof. The victims were:- William Higgins (44), Wallace Crescent, Roslin, married, and Alexander Bathgate (24), married, 73 Pleasance, Edinburgh. Both men were getting ready to finish work on the night shift when the roof above them collapsed and buried them. When they were extricated they were found to be dead. [Scotsman 16 March 1938]