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Surname
BEVERIDGE
Forename
James
Day
26
Month
04
Year
1916
Age
36
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Kinglassie
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kinglassie
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
26 April 1916: Miner Killed at Kinglassie – Late on Wednesday evening James Beveridge, son of Mrs Robert Beveridge, High Street, Leslie, was killed instantaneously by a fall from the roof in Kinglassie pit, and two fellow workers had narrow escapes. Deceased was 36 years of age, the main support of a widowed mother, and very highly respected in the community. The body was conveyed home next morning. [Lochgelly & Kelty News 2 May 1916]