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Surname
STRONACH
Forename
Robert
Day
02
Month
08
Year
1942
Age
32
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Whitrigg, No.6 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
R. Forrester & Co. Ltd
Location
Whitburn
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
2 August 1942: PIT TRAGEDY: TWO KILLED - While working in No.6 mine, Whitrigg Colliery, East Whitburn, Robert Stronach (32), 78 Glebe Road, Whitburn, and George Drummond (35), Whiteside, Bathgate, were killed when they were pinned beneath a fall of roof. Workmates worked for five hours before Drummond was extricated, and an hour later they managed to extricate Stronach. [Scotsman 3 August 1942]