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Surname
SNEDDEN
Forename
Alexander Allan
Day
14
Month
06
Year
1940
Age
20
Occupation
Loader
Mine/Quarry Name
Kinneil, Furnace Yard Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Kinniel Cannel & Coking Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bo’ness
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
14 June 1940: Bo’ness Pit Fatality - Alexander Sneddon (20), a loader in the smithy coal section of Kinneil Coal Company's Furnaceyard pit at Bo’ness, was yesterday crushed between two loaded hutches and instantly killed. His uncle met a similar fate in the same pit some years ago. Sneddon's home was at 44 Castleloan, a mining hamlet's situated alongside the colliery. [Scotsman 15 June 1940] NB Uncle was James Sneddon killed 11 November 1931