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Surname
SEMPLE
Forename
John
Day
03
Month
04
Year
1914
Age
24
Occupation
Miner’s Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Meiklehill, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Woodilee Coal & Coke Co. Ltd
Location
Kirkintilloch
County
Dunbartonshire
Details of Event
1.45pm. Deceased left his working place, and went to a road to get some rails, and when on his way his naked light ignited some gas which burned him. The road was not at work at the time and was not fenced off, but, in the ordinary course, had been inspected by the fireman and no gas was found.