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Surname
TURNBULL
Forename
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Day
NK
Month
10
Year
1916
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Glencraig, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wilson's & Clyde Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Lochgelly
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
October 1916: Glencraig & Lochore – Accident – An accident occurred in Glencraig Colliery No.2 Pit, to Charles Gillespie, North Glencraig, and another miner named Turnbull residing in South Glencraig. They were both working at the face in the Jersey seam when a burst of coal and brushing came away causing both men to lose a finger each. [Lochgelly & Kelty News 10 October 1916]