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Surname
WALKER
Forename
James
Day
25
Month
01
Year
1915
Age
22
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Burleyside
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Callendar Coal Co.
Location
Falkirk
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
25 January 1915: Miner Killed Near Falkirk - An accident, attended by fatal consequences, occurred yesterday morning at Burleyside colliery, near Falkirk, worked by the Callendar Coal Company. While a miner named James Walker was at work in the colliery a fall of stone from the roof occurred, with the result that he was crushed to the ground and sustained injuries which caused his death instantaneously. Walker was 22 years of age, and resided at Wester Shieldhill, near Falkirk. [Scotsman 26 January 1915]