Person    | Female  Born 1920  Died 28/2/1975

Kathleen Veronica Hughes

Categories: Tragedy

Kathleen Veronica Hughes was killed in the Moorgate tube disaster. When her death was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1975 in London City Registration District, her date of birth was shown as 'About 1920'.

Probate records states that she had been 'last seen alive on 28 February 1975, dead body found on 1 March 1975' and that her address had been 38 Mercers Road, London, N10. Administration of her estate was granted on 12 May 1975 and her effects totalled £4,935.

The Deceased on Line website shows her as Veronica Kathleen Hughes and that her body was buried on 6 March 1975 in the London Borough of Camden.

She is shown as 'HUGHES, KATHLEEN' on the Moorgate tube disaster memorial in Finsbury Square, London, EC2.

Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.

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