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Surname
DRUMMOND
Forename
John
Day
25
Month
12
Year
1916
Age
18
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Aitken
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
25 October 1916: Cowdenbeath – Miner Killed – On Wednesday night, John Drummond, 18 years of age, who resided with his parents at Rock Cottage, Foulford Road, Cowdenbeath met his death in the Aitken Pit, Kelty, through a fall of stone from the roof. Drummond who went on duty at 5 o'clock had just started work when the accident occurred, the fall burying him and terribly mutilating the body. Drummond was the tallest employee at the Aitken Pit, being 6 feet 3 inches in height. [Lochgelly & Kelty News 31 October 1916]