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Surname
McMILLAN
Forename
David or Hugh
Day
09
Month
12
Year
1941
Age
68
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Blantyre
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Dixon Ltd
Location
High Blantyre
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
9 December 1941: Colliery Fireman's Tragic Death - On Tuesday afternoon a distressing fatality occurred in Blantyre Collieries, High Blantyre, the victim being David McMillan (68), a fireman, who resided with his daughter at Broompark Road, High Blantyre. A hole which had been bored preparatory to a shot being fired had been stemmed. Before firing the shot the three men engaged sat down nearby to take their tea. Somehow or other a live cartridge suddenly exploded and McMillan received the full blast from it. His injuries were of such a nature that death was instantaneous. His two mates escaped without injury. Death Notice - McMillan – Accidentally killed in Dixon's Colliery, High Blantyre on the 9th December, 1941, Hugh McMillan, beloved husband of the late Marion Marshall, 82 Broom park Road, High Blantyre. [Hamilton Advertiser December 13 1941]