New Search

Return to Search Results

Full Details

Surname
PURVIS
Forename
William
Day
10
Month
06
Year
1914
Age
Occupation
Foreman
Mine/Quarry Name
Seafield Oil Works
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Pumpherston Oil Co. Ltd
Location
Bathgate
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
William Purvis, foreman, 77 Seafield Rows, Blackburn, Linlithgowshire, died on 31 August 1914 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on 10 June 1914 at Seafield Oil Works, Linlithgowshire, when he was knocked down by a pair of hutch wheels. NAS Reference: SC41/13/1914/14