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Surname
McLEAN
Forename
Alexander
Day
21
Month
04
Year
1921
Age
52
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Calderhead
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Shotts Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Shotts
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
21 April 1921: Shotts - Fatal Accident - Last Friday afternoon when Alexander M'Lean was about to descend to his work in Calderhead pit, he met with an accident, being crushed between the cage and the pithead. Death was instantaneous. Deceased had long army service and was in the Chitral Expedition. Time expired at the outbreak of the second Boer war, he volunteered and went on service. He was also on foreign service in the Great War. Deceased, who was 52 years of age, resided at Jordan Terrace. The funeral to Stane cemetery on Monday was largely attended by comrades of the British Legion, ex-servicemen, and the general public. [Hamilton Advertiser 29 April 1921]