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Surname
McFATTER Formerly MARTIN
Forename
John
Day
06
Month
08
Year
1942
Age
Occupation
Surfaceman
Mine/Quarry Name
Westrigg [Blackrigg?]
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
United Collieries Ltd
Location
Westcraigs
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
John McFatter (formerly Martin), railway surfaceman, 2 Quarry Cottages, Blackridge, died on 6 August 1942 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on the same day at Westrigg Colliery, Harthill, Lanarkshire, when he fell in smouldering ashes he was attempting to quench with water"