Marriage Ceremony of Survivor of Courageous
BANNS CALLED ON BOARD LONDON, Oct. 6. A survivor of the aircraft-carrier Courageous, Lieutenant C. B. Lamb, Fleet Air Arm, only son of Rev. A Lamb and Mrs. Lamb, of Somerton, Somerset, was married at Charlton All Saints’ Church, near Salisbury, to Miss Josephine Frances Elgar, daughter oi Mr. F. S. Elgar, architect, and a member of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. The bridegroom, who was formerly I lightweight champion of the Navy ami Air Force, lost all his belongings when the Courageous was sunk by a U-boat on Sunday, and was xnariied in full
dress uniform hired from a Portsmouth firm. Before being rescued by a destroyer, Lieutenant Lamb was in the water for about on hour. The ship’s chaplain. Rev. B. G. Beale, who was also saved, Uad already published the banns ot marriage on board. When they met in the water, ho said: “I hope I shall be able to perform the ceremony.'* Ho could not* however* be preseat*
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 263, 7 November 1939, Page 10
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168Marriage Ceremony of Survivor of Courageous Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 263, 7 November 1939, Page 10
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