Keith Laurence Kennedy Doig (1905 - 1930)

Born 1905 in Eastern Goldfields Railway, Western Australia

Ancestors

Died 14 Jul 1930 at about age 25 in Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

Keith was born in Eastern Goldfields Railway, Western Australia during 1905. He is the son of William Doig and Marion Elizabeth Grabert. He passed away in Bridgetown, Western Australia during 1930.

Keith was born in Eastern Goldfields Railway, Western Australia during 1905 to William Doig and Marion Elizabeth Grabert. ^[1]

Keith died in Bridgetown, Western Australia on 14 July 1930 at the age of 24 years. The following death notice was published in the newspaper, The West Australian, on 16 July 1930:^[2]

DOIG. — On July 14, 1930, at Bridgetown, as the result of an accident, Keith Lawrence Kennedy Doig, beloved eldest son of William Moir Doig and Marion E. Doig, of Onslow-road, West Subiaco, and fond brother of Jack, Lucy (Mrs. Hayman, of Lameroo, S.A.), Eileen (Mrs. W. Leech), and Ada; aged 24 years. R.I.P.

The newspaper report which briefly discusses the circumstances of Keith's death, was published in the newspaper, The Western Australian, in 16 July 1930:^[3]

CRUSHED BY FALLING TREE.

Forest Worker's Death.

BRIDGETOWN, July 15. Crushed beneath the trunk of a large tree, the body of Keith Lawrence Doig (24), an employee of the Forests Department, was found in the bush about six miles from the town yesterday afternoon. Death was apparently instantaneous. Doig was blazing a track through the bush. His motor car was seen by the roadside for several days and a report was made to the police. A party searched for four hours before the body was found. Doig evidently felled the tree that killed him. It is thought that the fatality occurred last Friday.

Sources

1. ↑ Government of Western Australia, Department of Justice, Births Deaths and Marriages, viewed 25 December 2023, https://bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx, Search result follows - Surname: Doig, Given Names: Keith Laurence Kennedy, Sex: M, Father: William Moir DOIG, Mother: Marion Elizabeth GRAHERT, Place of Birth: Eastern Goldfields Railway, Year of Birth: 1905, Registration District: -, Registration Number: 4461 , Registration Year: 1905
2. ↑ 1930 'Family Notices', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), 16 July, p. 1. , viewed 25 Dec 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33357458
3. ↑ 1930 'CRUSHED BY FALLING TREE.', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), 16 July, p. 10. , viewed 25 Dec 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33357710

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