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Surname
RODGER
Forename
Robert
Day
25
Month
03
Year
1921
Age
15
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Aitken
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
25 March 1921: Son Killed and Father Injured in a Kelty Pit – Robert Rodger, 15 years of age, residing at 83 Nasmyth Place, Kelty, lost his life in the Aitken Pit, Kelty, as the result of a roof support giving way. His father David Rodger, in the same accident, had his left leg fractured below the knee. [Scotsman 26 March 1921] NB Robert Rodger's brother was injured in the Aitken on 5 September 1921