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Surname
SMITH
Forename
John
Day
17
Month
04
Year
1940
Age
67
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Michael
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wemyss Coal Co. Ltd
Location
East Wemyss
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
17 April 1940: Miner Dies After Accident – A miner died in Wemyss Memorial Hospital to-day following an accident. He was John Smith (68), Braefoot Cottage, East Wemyss, who was run over by a race of waggons while on his way to work at Michael Colliery, East Wemyss, yesterday. He was taken to hospital, where his leg was amputated, but he died this morning. Smith was the father-in-law of County Councillor William Riley, chairman the Fife, Kinross, and Clackmannan Miners Union Executive. [Evening Telegraph 18 April 1940]