Person    | Male  Born 13/4/1951  Died 28/2/1975

Peter Bradbury

Categories: Tragedy

Peter Bradbury

Peter Bradbury was born on 13 April 1951 the son of Jack Bradbury (1912-1972) and Lilian Mary Bradbury née Warburton (1912-1979). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1951 in the Leeds, West Yorkshire, registration district.

He went up to Brunel University, Uxbridge, to read Mathematics where he gained a first class honours degree and went on to become an actuarial trainee for the Equitable Life Assurance Society. He and his fiancée, Janet King, were residing at 5 Highbury Terrace Mews, London, N5 1UT.

He died, aged 23 years, on 28 February 1975 in the Moorgate Underground Station disaster. Probate records show that when administration of his estate was granted on 15 May 1975 his effects totalled £1,439.

Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.

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Peter Bradbury

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Moorgate tube disaster - Finsbury Square

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Joe Orton

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Joseph Benbow

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Robert Johns

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