BLIGH, Kevin Stanislaus

Name – BLIGH, Kevin Stanislaus
Born – 16/09/1928
Died – 9/06/1951
Location – No 44 Catholic Section
Mother – Mary Lucy Cocoran
Father – Bertie Ivo Bligh

Notes – Kevin was the youngest of five children born of Mary Lucy (nee Cocoran) and Bertie Ivo Bligh of Petrie, formally from Charleville.

The 1930 and 1942 census, have the family as living at Warwick. Both Bertie and his bother William Bligh and their families were living at Sussex Downs, Moonie at the time of the tragic accident which caused one brother to lose his twin daughters and the other brother to lose his son.

Kevin and his cousins, twins Kathleen and Mary and their younger sister Maureen were going to a dance at Meandarra. when their vehicle hit a pothole, veered off the road and crashed. Maureen was the sole survivor. Her twin sisters, Kathleen and Mary together with their cousin Kevin were killed instantly.

They were obviously a very close group of young people who loved to socialise and attend local dances.

The three cousins share a plot and their headstone inscription reads – In loving Memory of our dear twin sisters & our brother & nephew. Kathleen Alice Bligh Aged 18 years, Mary Lucey Bligh Aged 18 years, Kevin Stanislaus Bligh Aged 22 years Accidently killed 9th June, 1951. Remembered by Alf.

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