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Surname
YOUNG
Forename
William
Day
23
Month
09
Year
1914
Age
67
Occupation
Surface Worker
Mine/Quarry Name
Chapel
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Chapel Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Wishaw
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
He was attempting to cross a line of rails and was knocked down by a Caledonian Railway Company's locomotive, which had apparently run past the coal washery without whistling. He died on October 26th.