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Surname
SMITH
Forename
James Wilson
Day
03
Month
05
Year
1916
Age
Occupation
Shale Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Deans, No.4 Mine
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Pumpherston Oil Co. Ltd
Location
Deans
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
FAI record – James Wilson Smith, senior miner, Mossbank Cottages, Caputhall, Bathgate, died on 3 May 1916 in No.4 Shale Mine, Deans, Linlithgowshire, when a piece of shale fell upon him. NAS Reference: SC41/13/1916/14