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Surname
SINCLAIR
Forename
Andrew
Day
29
Month
05
Year
1937
Age
42
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Lochhead
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wemyss Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Coaltown of Wemyss
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
6 April 1937: A Formal verdict was also returned in inquiries into the death of Andrew Brown Sinclair, underground fireman, 70 Cairns Street, Kirkcaldy, found dead in the haulageway of the Lochhead Pit East Wemyss, on May 29, 1937. The jury stated in their verdict that the accident was believed to be caused by the derailment of an empty hutch, although the evidence did not disclose the cause of the derailment. [Scotsman 29 June 1937]