The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Adelaide River, Northern Territory, 24 April 1943. The first Army wedding in Northern Australia was held in a typical camp church at the 119th Australian General Hospital, built of bush timber with bamboo walls. The bride, SX24677 AANS Sister Heather Joan Woodhead, was given away by QX48750 Captain Michael Anthony Garrahy, RAA, and was attended by AANS Sister Dickman. The groom was NX56969 Lieutenant Maurice Carmel Timbs with Captain McManus as the best man. The nuptial mass and wedding ceremony was performed by Father H J Reid, Senior Chaplain. After the service and breakfast the bride and groom left to spend a honeymoon at Mr Byrns' cattle station Tipperary. Other personnel: QFX48772 Sister Mona Violet Henry, NX136244 Sister Margaret Agnes Comtesse, VX114096 Elsie May Cox.
The first army wedding in Northwest Australia was held in a typical camp church (119 AGH), built of bush timber with bamboo walls. The bride, SX24677 AANS sister Heather Joan Woodhead was given away b
The first Army wedding in northwest Australia. NX56969 Lieutenant Maurice Carmel Timbs of Glen Innes, NSW, and his bride SX24677 Sister Heather Joan Woodhead of Adelaide, SA, leaving the church after
Darwin, NT. First Army wedding in northwest Australia. A typical camp church built of bush timber with bamboo walls was the setting for the wedding of Sister H. J. Woodhead of Adelaide, SA, and Lieute
NORTHERN AUSTRALIA. FIRST ARMY WEDDING IN NORTHWEST AUSTRALIA. LIEUT. M. TIMBS OF GLEN INNES, N.S.W. WATCHES HIS BRIDE, SISTER H.J. WOODHEAD OF ADELAIDE SIGNING THE REGISTER AFTER THEIR MARRIAGE IN TH
NORTHERN AUSTRALIA. FIRST ARMY WEDDING IN NORTH WEST AUSTRALIA. LIEUT. M. TIMBS OF GLEN INNES, N.S.W. WITH HIS BRIDE FORMERLY SISTER H.J. WOODHEAD AFTER THEIR MARRIAGE. AT THE WEDDING BREAKFAST, PREPA
NORTHERN AUSTRALIA. FIRST ARMY WEDDING IN NORTH WEST AUSTRALIA. THE BRIDE AND BRIDE-GROOM WITH GUESTS AFTER THE WEDDING. THE BRIDE, FORMERLY SISTER H.J. WOODHEAD OF ADELAIDE, AND GROOM LIEUT M. TIMBS,
