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Surname
AITKEN
Forename
William
Day
21
Month
02
Year
1907
Age
26
Occupation
Loco. Guard
Mine/Quarry Name
Whitehill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lothian Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Rosewell
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Deceased stood with the coupling-pole in his hand to couple some loaded waggons to a train which the locomotive was pushing in front and just as the train approached he appeared to suddenly change his mind and stepped between and was crushed by the buffers.