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Surname
BURT
Forename
Alexander
Day
11
Month
02
Year
1925
Age
35
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Lumphinnans, No.11 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
11 February 1925: Lumphinnans Miner Killed – Body Found At Pit Bottom – Alexander Burt who resided at Gordon Street, Cowdenbeath, lost his life while at work in No XI Lumphinnans Colliery. Deceased had been employed at the top of a drop pit in which coal is lowered from one seam to another. His body was found at the bottom of the pit, but it is not known how the accident occurred. He was 35 years of age and leaves a widow and children [Dunfermline Journal 14 February 1925]