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Surname
McMURDO
Forename
George Cunningham
Day
08
Month
08
Year
1942
Age
18
Occupation
Surface Worker
Mine/Quarry Name
Wellesley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wemyss Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Methil
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
8 August 1942: THREE FIFE BROTHERS KILLED - Denbeath Family's Loss - Three Denbeath brothers have been killed within six months. They are the sons of Mr and Mrs Gavin M'Murdo, 205 Dee Street, Denbeath. Eighteen-year-old George M'Murdo died in Wemyss Memorial Hospital yesterday as the result of injuries received when knocked down by hutch at the pithead at Wellesley Colliery. In March his 19-year-old brother, Edward M'Murdo, was killed underground in Wellesley Colliery in a similar accident. George was also at that time working underground, but after the accident was transferred to a surface job. A fortnight previously news had been received that a brother serving in the Middle East had been killed in action. [Dundee Courier 11 August 1942] NB - See 6 March 1942