| Accession Number | P08833.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Leatheren, Ron Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane |
| Date made | 24 September 2005 |
| Conflict |
Period 2000-2009 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Amanda and Peter Kershaw enjoy a drink following their wedding. Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Peter ...
Description
Amanda and Peter Kershaw enjoy a drink following their wedding. Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Peter Kershaw RAAF and Captain (Capt) Amanda (Mandy) Hinks met during overseas service in 2002. Flt Lt Kershaw was deployed to Banja Luka in Northern Bosnia in 2003, assisting with NATO reconstruction efforts following the conflicts of the 1990s. One evening he met Captain Amanda Hinks, a British logistics officer, in the Officers' Mess, and the couple regularly began meeting for meals. The couple remained in contact after Capt Hinks' rotation to Bosnia had finished. In 2004 he proposed to Mandy; they were married at the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha, on 24 September 2005. Peter, now a squadron leader, was deployed to Afghanistan for five months almost immediately after the honeymoon. In 2007 it was Peter's turn to remain at home while Mandy served in Iraq for six months, this time with the Australian Army.