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Surname
LAING
Forename
John
Day
18
Month
11
Year
1942
Age
40
Occupation
Packer
Mine/Quarry Name
Lumphinnans, No.12 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
18 November 1942: Cowdenbeath Miner Killed At Work - John Laing (40), miner, who resided at South Glencraig, was killed this morning in No.12 Pit of the North Lumphinnans Colliery belonging to the Fife Coal Co. Cowdenbeath. Laing was working as a "packer" when he was struck by a fall from the roof and was killed instantaneously. He leaves a wife and one child. [Evening Telegraph 18 November 1942]