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Surname
BROGAN
Forename
John
Day
12
Month
06
Year
1944
Age
Occupation
Shale Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Mid Breich Pit
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Pumpherston Oil Co. Ltd
Location
Blackburn
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
John Brogan, shale miner, 44 New Breich, Blackburn, West Lothian, died on 12 June 1944 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on the same day in Mid Breich Shale Pit, Blackburn, when fire-damp ignited in his working place. NAS Reference: SC41/13/1944/4