Coatbridge Mines Rescue Memorial Plaque

A memorial to the memories of William Gibb, Robert Laird and William Brodie of the Lanarkshire Coalmasters' Rescue Stations. The three died while attempting to put out an underground fire in a shale mine near Broxburn in 1919.

Laird and Gibb were members of the Coatbridge Mines Rescue team while Brodie was from the Bathgate team.

Museum reference:
NLC-2015-10
Associated with:
Lanarkshire Coalmasters Association · Glasgow, Scotland
18.4.1919 · Newliiston Shale Mines, Broxburn, Scotland
Coatbridge Mines Rescue Station, Ellis Street, Coatbridge, Scotland
Dimensions:
height: 521mm
width: 373mm
depth: 42mm
Materials:
wood, brass
Inscriptions:
Lanarkshire Coalmasters Association Rescue Station. To The Memory of Wm Gibb, Robert Laird and Wm Brodie, Members of the Rescue Corps who lost their lives at New Liston Shale Mines Broxburn on 18th April 1919

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