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Surname
BURT
Forename
John
Day
15
Month
11
Year
1918
Age
22
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Donibristle
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Donibristle
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
15 November 1918: Fatal Pit Accident - John Burt, 22 years of age, employed at Donibristle was killed yesterday by a fall of a mass of material from the roof. The deceased, who lived in Cowdenbeath, was well known in the district, and held in high respect. He has left a widow and eight of a family. [Dunfermline Journal 16 November 1918]