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wedding dress

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  • Other Name

    Wedding dress brought to New Zealand in 1946 by Margaret Mayall (nee Ward) (descriptive name)

    Margaret (Peg) Ward, ATS, England (associated name)

  • Description

    Wedding dress purchased from Selfridges London for Margaret Ward before she came to New Zealand as a war bride in 1946. It was worn on the occasion of her marriage to Johnny Mayall at St Aidans Church, Remuera on 31 August 1946.

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Number
    2013.22.4
  • Accession Date
    17 Aug 2013
  • Department
dress, wedding

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