N.Z. AIRMAN MARRIED IN LONDON
CEREMONY ENTIRELY IN DUTCH (N.Z. Press Association— Copyright) (Rec 10 p.m.) LONDON. Aug. 14. Wing Commander E. P. Wells, D.S 0.. D.F.C., and Bar, of Cambridge, was married to Mary Dorothea de Booy at the Dutch Reform Church, London, today The service was entirely in Dutch, except for a statement in English read at the bridegroom’s, request, which regretted the unavoidable absence of the parents of both the bride and bridecouple entered the church together, Wing Commander Wells on the bride’s right. They sat together in front of the congregation. There was no best man, nobody gave the bride away, and no ring was fixed on the bride’s finger All the bride and bridegroom were expected to say was a simple Ja. Among those who gave presents were Mr and Mrs W. J. Jordan. Squadron Leader J. M. Checketts (of Invercargill), Commanding Officer of the New Zealand Spitfire Squadron, which Wing Commander Wells formerly commanded. Flight Lieutenant V. Hall, of Cambridge. Flight Lieutenant B. G. Collyns, of Marlborough, and Mrs Collyns,
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Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 24027, 16 August 1943, Page 3
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