SUK13619 Accession Number: SUK13619

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Cairo, Egypt. C. 1944-12. The wedding of Flying Officer J. F. A. Ellis of the RAAF of Creswick, Vic, to Flight Sergeant Molly I. Dunlop of Glasgow, Scotland at St Andrew's Church, Cairo. The bride was the first WAAF to wear one of the two wedding gowns which have been presented to the Service by a Cairo resident. The styles were chosen by a committee of airwomen from designs drawn by a WAAF Officer.

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Accession Number
SUK13619
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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