PETTY OFFICER MARRIED.
I ROM H.M.S. RENOWN. SYDNEY. April 12. A 'K ;ty offioer from H.M.S. Renown stood t the gates of St. Andrews’ Cathed al this morning. Ho ’as in uniform, wore many medals and was waiting for the arrival o his friend, Chief Petty Officer Telegra rhist J. Smith, also of the Renown ' ho was married this afternoon. Prtst ltly he waved a hand to someone on a tram. “There lie is,”hesaid, “with is best man. The shyest man on ths Renown 1 He is so shy. that he though people would notice him less if he u: eel a tram rather than a car.” Just is the Town Hall clock struck three t :e wedding march came to an end, ai d the Dean of Sydney began the cer< mony. The 1 ride was Miss Phyllis Mannell, daughter of Mr and Mrs T. W. Mannell, of Manly, and the bridegroom the non ol*l Ir and Mrs John James Smith, of Po -t and, England. In Hi cathedral also were many men from E .M.S. Renown, although the ■modest iridegroom had desired a very quiet u adding. The wedding was the first sin 'e the arrival of the ship, but was not the result of a romance of thiG voyage, for the bridegroom has been to Sydn iy several times.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 124, 23 April 1927, Page 11
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222PETTY OFFICER MARRIED. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 124, 23 April 1927, Page 11
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