Full Details

Surname

WILSON

Forename

Walter

Day

25

Month

07

Year

1939

Age

34

Occupation

Mine/Quarry Name

Hirstrigg

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Garscube Colliery Co. Ltd

Location

Shotts

County

Lanarkshire

Details of Event

25 July 1939: While working yesterday in Hirstrigg Colliery. Salsburgh, Walter Wilson (34), 223 Muirhall Terrace, Salsburgh, sustained injuries to his back and chest, when he was pinned beneath a fall from the roof. After being medically treated, he was removed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary. [Scotsman 26 July 1939]