Single Record

Full Details

Surname

WHITELAW

Forename

John

Day

26

Month

08

Year

1941

Age

44

Occupation

Shale Miner

Mine/Quarry Name

Hopetoun, No.35 (Threemiletown) Pit

Mineral Worked

Oil Shale

Owner

Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co. Ltd

Location

Winchburgh

County

Linlithgowshire

Details of Event

John Whitelaw, shale miner, 10 Alexander Street, Uphall, died on 26 August 1941 in No.35 Shale Mine, Hopetoun, West Lothian, when a piece of shale fell from the roof on him. NAS Reference: SC41/13/1941/9 26 August 1941: While at work in a pit at Linlithgow, John Whitelaw (44), 10 Alexander Street, Uphall, was killed by a fall from the roof. [Scotsman 28 August 1941]