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Surname
REILLY
Forename
John
Day
19
Month
08
Year
1940
Age
60
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Auchengeich
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Nimmo & Co. Ltd
Location
Chryston
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
19 August 1940: Killed At Coal Face - John Reilly, widower, about 60 years of age, who lived at Crow Wood Road, Muirhead, Lanarkshire, was killed yesterday while at work in Auchengeich Colliery, Bridgend, Chryston. He had been employed at the coal face when a fall of material from the roof enveloped him. He was dead when extricated. [Scotsman 20 August 1940] Glasgow Herald 20 Aug 1940 p3 column 1