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Surname
CAMPBELL
Forename
George
Day
17
Month
04
Year
1919
Age
36
Occupation
Bricklayer
Mine/Quarry Name
Hattonrigg
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Summerlee Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Bellshill
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
17 April 1919: Bellshill – Colliery Fatality – On Thursday morning about 8 o'clock, George Campbell, of 234 Main Street, Bellshill, was instantaneously killed in Hattonrigg Pit. It would appear that the unfortunate man was at work in connection with the erection of a brick wall at the pit bottom, when by a peculiar mishap the wall gave way and fell upon him causing instant death. Deceased was a married man of 36 years, and he leaves a widow and three young children, for whom much sympathy is felt. [Hamilton Advertiser 19 April 1919]