The bride and groom cut the wedding cake at the reception, after their marriage at the St Peters ...

Accession Number HOBJ2595
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Hobson, Phillip Oliver
Place made Japan: Kure
Date made 10 November 1951
Conflict British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan)
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The bride and groom cut the wedding cake at the reception, after their marriage at the St Peters Garrison Chapel in Kure, Japan. The bride is Miss Kathleen Hall of Malanda, Atherton Tablelands, North Queensland, and the groom, Sergeant Victor Edwards of Ludlow, Shropshire, England. The bride was, until her marriage, a member of the Australian Army Women's Service (AAWS) in Japan. The groom is on service with his regiment, the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry in Japan and Korea.