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Surname
BUIST
Forename
Thomas
Day
12
Month
03
Year
1920
Age
27
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Lochhead
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wemyss Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Coaltown of Wemyss
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
12 March 1920: Fatal Mining Accident At Methil – As he finished work in the Lochhead Pit, Wemyss Coal Company, on Friday night, Thomas Buist, Aberhill, Methil, was caught by a fall of coal and killed. He was 27 years of age and leaves a widow and child. [Scotsman 15 March 1920]