Full Details

Surname

AITKEN

Forename

William

Day

21

Month

02

Year

1907

Age

26

Occupation

Loco. Guard

Mine/Quarry Name

Whitehill

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Lothian Coal Co. Ltd

Location

Rosewell

County

Edinburghshire

Details of Event

Deceased stood with the coupling-pole in his hand to couple some loaded waggons to a train which the locomotive was pushing in front and just as the train approached he appeared to suddenly change his mind and stepped between and was crushed by the buffers.