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Surname
ROACHE
Forename
Christopher
Day
23
Month
09
Year
1936
Age
34
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Kinneil, Furnace Yard Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Kinniel Cannel & Coking Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bo’ness
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
23 September 1937: Bo'ness Miner's Fatal Injuries - Shortly before he was due to complete his shift at Furnaceyard Pit, Bo'ness, yesterday Christopher Roache, aged 34, miner, of 60 Castleloan, was crushed severely between two hutches in a haulage way. He was taken to the pithead, where he died from internal injuries. Roache was treasurer of the Kinneil branch of the Mineworkers' Union, and a prominent member of Bo'ness Federation Pipe Band. He was unmarried. [Scotsman 24 September 1937]