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Surname
CHAPMAN
Forename
George
Day
24
Month
12
Year
1920
Age
26
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Kirkford, No.10 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cowdenbeath
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
24 December 1920: Fatal Pit Accident At Cowdenbeath - George Chapman, miner, 26 years of age, who resided at 16 South Street, Cowdenbeath, lost his life while working at the face in the five feet seam of Kirkford Pit, Cowdenbeath , by being crushed beneath, a "fall." Chapman leaves a widow and three of a family. [Scotsman 27 December 1920] In No.10 Pit, Kirkford Colliery, Cowdenbeath, Geo Chapman (25) was killed by a fall from the roof. He had been engaged in the five foot seam when a large stone crushed him to the pavement and when released he was found to have been killed instantaneously. He leaves a widow and three children, who reside in South Street, Cowdenbeath. [Dunfermline Journal 1 January 1921].