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Surname
PENMAN
Forename
William
Day
30
Month
06
Year
1941
Age
64
Occupation
Colliery road repairer
Mine/Quarry Name
Aitken, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
30 June 1941: KELTY MAN KILLED IN PIT MISHAP - A well-known Kelty man, Mr William Penman (64), Oriel Cottage, Oakfield, was accidentally killed while at work in No.1 Pit, Aitken Colliery, belonging to the Fife Coal Co., at a late hour last night. Penman, who was employed repairer, was crushed between roof supports and a hutch in the Jersey seam of the colliery. For many years he had been acting as secretary of Fife and Kinross Rose, Sweetpea, Pansy and Viola Society, and was considered an expert in the cultivation of these flowers. He also took a great interest in the Miners' Union affairs, and was vice-president of the Baths Committee of the Aitken Colliery. A native of Cowdenbeath, he leaves a wife and family of two, both married. [Evening Telegraph 1 July 1941] NAS FAI "Fatal Accident Inquiry: William Penman, colliery road repairer, Oriel Cottage, Oakfield Street, died on 30 Jun 1941 at Aitken Colliery, Beath Parish, Fife, when he was crushed between a race of hutches and an iron girder"