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Surname
DRYSDALE
Forename
Robert
Day
08
Month
09
Year
1923
Age
50
Occupation
Shunter
Mine/Quarry Name
Leven
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Leven
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
8 September 1923: Fatal Accident at Leven Colliery - Robert Drysdale (50), shunter, Fife Coal Company, was fatally injured at Leven colliery on Saturday afternoon. He was assisting in shunting operations , and was seated on the engine buffer, when he was thrown off by a jolt. He fell in front of the waggons, which passed over his shoulder. He succumbed shortly after. Drysdale resided at Methilhill, and leaves a widow and family. [Scotsman 10 September 1923]