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Surname
JOHNSTON
Forename
David
Day
14
Month
11
Year
1921
Age
31
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Lethans, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wilson's & Clyde Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Saline
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
14 November 1921: Steelend Miner's Tragic Death - Miner Killed At Working Place - The body of David Johnston (31), a miner, who resided at 5 Valley Place Steelend, was found on Monday evening, pinned beneath a [illeg] in the five feet seam of No 2 Pit, [Lethans] Colliery of the Wilson & Clyde Coal Company. The discovery was made shortly before half past [illeg] o'clock, the body of the unfortunate man [illeg] severely bruised, being found at the [illeg] of his working place. It was apparent he had been dead for some time. No one witnessed the accident, and the exact [cause is] unknown. [Dunfermline Journal 19 November 1921]