MEB0104 Accession Number: MEB0104

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Cairo, Egypt. 15 April 1944. Miss Dreda Booth, daughter of Mr and Mrs Booth of Warwickshire, England, entering All Saints Cathedral on the arm of Flying Officer (FO) John Aitkin of Sydney, NSW, who, in the absence of the bride's father gave her away. She came to the Middle East some months ago to appear in an Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) revue, "No No Nanette" and later took part in the "Merry Widow" play in which Cyril Ritchard and Madge Elliott took the main roles. She is about to be married to FO E. R. Moir RAAF. In the foreground is FO P. J. Hirst of Kew, Vic.

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Accession Number
MEB0104
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
15 April 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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