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Surname
ROBERTSON
Forename
James Drack
Day
21
Month
02
Year
1919
Age
18
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Aitken
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
21 February 1919: Lad Killed At The Aitken Pit - On Friday morning James Drack Robertson, 18 years, son of Elizabeth Drack Robertson, widow, Stewart's Buildings, Main Street, Kelty, was killed instantaneously. He was engaged repairing a coal washer at the Aitken Pit, Kelty, when the wooden structure, used in connection with the repair of breakages, suddenly collapsed, bringing with it a piece of the building. Robertson was struck by the falling material and his skull fractured. [Dunfermline Journal 22 February 1919]