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Surname
RITCHIE
Forename
William
Day
25
Month
11
Year
1921
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Aitken
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
25 November 1921: Pit Accident - William Ritchie, Kelty, Hill Road, miner employed at the Aitken Pit, Kelty, was seriously injured about the face last Friday. A shot went off unexpectedly while he was working. He was removed to the West Fife Hospital, Dunfermline. [Dunfermline Journal 3 December 1921]