German War Prisoner Permitted to Marry Mother of His Child
London, Sept. 28 Following the amendment in August ot the rules governing the fraternisation of German prisoners of war "to enable men of good conduct to have normal human relations with the British public.” the marriage look place, at. the Worcestershire village church of Chingford, of Olive Reynolds and Werner Vetter, a 22-year-old prisoner from Leipzig, whose case was mentioned in the House ot Com-
mons. A court-martial sentenced Vetter to 12 months’ imprisonment for associating with a British girl, mother of his child. The sentence was remitted after the House of Commons debate. A German choir sang during the marriage ceremony and German prisoners were among about 60 guests at the wedding feast prepared from rations that the prisoners saved. Vetter later returned to the prisoners’ camp.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 30 September 1947, Page 5
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