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Surname
DEMPSTER
Forename
Robert Williamson
Day
06
Month
02
Year
1941
Age
58
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Kames
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bairds & Scottish Steel Ltd
Location
Muirkirk
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
6 February 1941: Fatal Accident - On Monday afternoon of last week, while at work at Kames Colliery, Robert Williamson Dempster, coal-packer, was accidentally struck and buried by a fall of coal from the roof. He was conveyed to his home at 30 New Terrace, Muirkirk, suffering from severe bruises to the body, and the following day was removed to the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, where he died on Thursday as a result of his injuries. The deceased was 58 years of age and leaves a wife and a family of four, for whom widespread sympathy has been expressed in their tragic bereavement. [Muirkirk Advertiser 13 February 1941]