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Surname
McMASTER
Forename
Thomas
Day
17
Month
06
Year
1941
Age
23
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Benhar
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Summerlee Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Shotts
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
17 June 1941: Pit Fatality - While working yesterday in Benhar Colliery, Harthill, Thomas M'Master (23) who lived at Breslin Terrace, Eastfield, Harthill, was instantly killed when he was pinned beneath a fall of roof. [Scotsman 18 June 1941]