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Surname
WILSON
Forename
Matthew
Day
16
Month
06
Year
1916
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Carberry
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Edinburgh Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Whitecraig
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
16 June 1916: Scottish Pedestrian Killed - Matthew Wilson, who was killed instantaneously, while at work as miner in Carberry Pit, near Musselburgh, was the well-known Scottish professional pedestrian. He leaves a widow and young family. [Scotsman 19 June 1916]