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Surname
McBETH
Forename
David
Day
25
Month
09
Year
1917
Age
49
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Greenfield
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Archibald Russell Ltd
Location
Hamilton
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
25 September 1917: Colliery Fatalities – David McBeth, 49, who was accidentally killed while at work as a miner in Greenfield Colliery on Tuesday afternoon, was well known in quoiting circles and was a member of Burnbank Quoiting Club. Along with his son he had been employed at the coal face, when a large stone fell upon him, fracturing his skull. He leaves a wife and a family of 5 who reside at 309 Glasgow Road, Hamilton. [Hamilton Advertiser September 29 1917]