Eileen Galer, 88, died on December 30 last year following a period of declining health.

Assistant coroner Robin Weyell heard that Mrs Galer’s mobility had been limited for some time before a fall in November.

Born on September 7 1937, she spent much of her life in East London with her late husband Gerald and worked as a market trader.

During the Second World War she was evacuated with her brother to the Welsh border, an experience her family said she “always spoke........

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