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Surname
SMITH
Forename
David
Day
12
Month
12
Year
1917
Age
57
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Greenfield, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Archibald Russell Ltd
Location
Hamilton
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
12 December 1917: Fatality at Greenfield Colliery – David Smith, 57, miner, Portland Place, Hamilton, was killed on Wednesday morning in No.1 Greenfield Pit. Along with a brother he was drawing props, when a sudden burst in the roof enveloped him. The brother had a narrow escape. [Hamilton Advertiser 15 December 1917]