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Surname
PARKER
Forename
Thomas
Day
31
Month
08
Year
1936
Age
69
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Fauldhead
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bairds & Scottish Steel Ltd
Location
Kirkconnel
County
Dumfriesshire
Details of Event
31 August 1936: Pit Fatality At Kirkconnel - Thomas Parker (69), who resided at 67 Kingsway, Kellobank, near Sanquhar, was instantaneously killed in Fauldhead Colliery, Kirkconnel, yesterday afternoon, by a large stone which fell from the roof of the roadway where he was at work. Deceased is survived by his widow and a grown-up family of six. He served during the war with the 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, and was awarded the Military Medal. He was well known in Junior football circles, being attached to Kello Rovers. [Scotsman 1 September 1936]