Can any one help me find out about Australian Battle of Britain pilot Pat Hughes's wife?
I am seeking information about Kathleen Agnes (Kay) Wray who was born Kathleen Agnes Brodrick in the September quarter of 1916 in the Sculcoates district. Her mother, a widow (maiden name was Nettleton) lived at James Reckitt Avenue, East Hull.
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Kay met Flight Lieutenant Paterson Clarence (Pat) Hughes, an Australian flight
commander in 234 Squadron RAF, in February 1940. After a whirlwind romance, they
married on 1 August 1940 at the Bodmin, Cornwall registry office. Pat, the
highest scoring Australian fighter ace of the Battle of Britain, was killed in
action on 7 September 1940.
After Pat’s death, Kay initially drove a converted ambulance and later joined the WAAF.
In the June Quarter 1946, Kay married Henry Moor, an ex-Army prisoner of war at Hull. They had two sons (and two grandchildren). That marriage ended in divorce, as did a subsequent marriage in the September Quarter of 1964 to Cecil Marchant, also at Hull.
After the failure of her third marriage, Kay worked at an old peoples’ home for 14 years, first and the deputy and then as the matron. After she retired, she met her fourth husband, Francis D’A. Wray. They married in the September quarter of 1978 and lived at Preston.
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Kay died on 28 June 1983 and her ashes are buried with Pat in the Sutton-upon-Hull churchyard.
Other than that tiny bit of information, I have nothing about Kay. As she was important enough to Pat to fall in love with and marry, I would like to know as much about her as possible. I want information about her background and family history as well as broad details of her life after Pat's death and what she was like as a person. And, of course, a photo. I don't ask much!
I would welcome any contact with members of Kay's extended family who can help paint a picture of the woman who fell in love with an Australian who, apparently, reminded her a little of Errol Flynn.
I am seeking information about Kathleen Agnes (Kay) Wray who was born Kathleen Agnes Brodrick in the September quarter of 1916 in the Sculcoates district. Her mother, a widow (maiden name was Nettleton) lived at James Reckitt Avenue, East Hull.
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(Pat and his dog Flying Officer Butch and Kay Brodrick, inset)
After Pat’s death, Kay initially drove a converted ambulance and later joined the WAAF.
In the June Quarter 1946, Kay married Henry Moor, an ex-Army prisoner of war at Hull. They had two sons (and two grandchildren). That marriage ended in divorce, as did a subsequent marriage in the September Quarter of 1964 to Cecil Marchant, also at Hull.
After the failure of her third marriage, Kay worked at an old peoples’ home for 14 years, first and the deputy and then as the matron. After she retired, she met her fourth husband, Francis D’A. Wray. They married in the September quarter of 1978 and lived at Preston.
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(Mrs Kay Wray, c.1983)
Kay died on 28 June 1983 and her ashes are buried with Pat in the Sutton-upon-Hull churchyard.
Other than that tiny bit of information, I have nothing about Kay. As she was important enough to Pat to fall in love with and marry, I would like to know as much about her as possible. I want information about her background and family history as well as broad details of her life after Pat's death and what she was like as a person. And, of course, a photo. I don't ask much!
I would welcome any contact with members of Kay's extended family who can help paint a picture of the woman who fell in love with an Australian who, apparently, reminded her a little of Errol Flynn.
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