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Surname
ALLAN (AKA Turnbull)
Forename
William Turnbull
Day
05
Month
10
Year
1964
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Comrie
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
National Coal Board
Location
Saline
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
William Turnbull Allan (formerly William Turnbull), coal miner, 17 Forest Road, Townhill, Dunfermline, died on 5 Oct 1964 at Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital, Dunfermline, from injuries sustained on 6 Jan 1961 in the underground workings at Comrie Colliery, Saline, when he was dragged by a moving face conveyor for a distance of approximately 40 yards"