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Surname
HUNTER
Forename
Thomas Watson
Day
16
Month
04
Year
1931
Age
37
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Aitken
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
16 April 1931: Fatal Scratch - While at work in the Aitken Pit last Saturday, [illegible] Hunter, son of Mr James Hunter, ambulance attendant, received a scratch on the cheek. This was attended to before he left the colliery. On Monday he was removed to Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital, where he died early the following morning. Hunter, who was 37 years of age, was a prominent member of the Kelty cricket team for some years. He was a good all round player and rarely missed a match. He was also a member of the Rescue Brigade. The funeral, a public one was attended by a large number of young [illegible]. He leaves a widow and two children. [Dunfermline Journal 25 April 1931] Thomas Watson Hunter died 16 April 1931 from septicaemia.