One of the photos from talk #5: https://gwulo.com/node/46051
Leaving St John's after wedding
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Date picture taken (may be approximate):
Saturday, October 16, 1926
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- Leaving St John's after wedding shows Place St John's Cathedral [1849- ]
- Leaving St John's after wedding shows Person Charles Douglas ARMSTRONG (aka Wix / Nipper) [1897-1985]
- Leaving St John's after wedding shows Person Dorothy Muriel ARMSTRONG / BLACKSTONE / CARPENTER (née HOLYOAK) [1905-1982]
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The photo was taken after the
The photo was taken after the wedding of Charles Douglas Armstrong and Dorothy Muriel Holyoak at St John's Cathedral on 16th Oct, 1926. The newspaper report describes the scene:
Arch of Swords.
When the bride and bridegroom left the Cathedral, they proceeded under an arch of swords of a guard of honour, comprising brother officers of the bridegroom from the East Surrey Regiment, to the waiting car, which was drawn to Government House by men from the Regiment.