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Surname
SMITH
Forename
William James
Day
01
Month
03
Year
1940
Age
30
Occupation
Miner's brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Polmaise, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Archibald Russell Ltd
Location
Stirling
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
1 March 1940: Pit Fatality - A Cowie man, William James Smith (30), miner's brusher, 2 M'Gowan Row, was killed yesterday when following his occupation in No.1 Pit, Polmaise Colliery, Millhall, near Stirling. He was struck by a large stone. Deceased was a married man. [Scotsman 2 March 1940]