New Search

Return to Search Results

Full Details

Surname
KIRK
Forename
William
Day
10
Month
09
Year
1921
Age
53
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Little Raith
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cowdenbeath
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
10 September 1921: Accident at Cowdenbeath - Wm. Kirk, 53, who resided in Dunfermline, died in the Dunfermline, and West Fife Hospital on Saturday from injuries to the head sustained, through being caught beneath a fall from the roof of the splint section, Lochhead Pit, Raith Colliery, Cowdenbeath, the previous day. [Scotsman 12 September 1921] Fatal Accident At Lochhead Pit - William Kirk, a miner residing at Dunfermline and employed at Lochhead Pit of the Lochgelly Coal Company, died in Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital last Saturday morning as the result of an accident at Lochhead Pit. Kirk was struck by a fall from the roof. [Dunfermline Journal 17 September 1921]