WEDDING CELEBRATION AT BOMBER STATION - When Sergeant Bill Nicholson and his bride, a flight sergeant, returned to their station in a Northern Group of bomber Command from their honeymoon- they found that the wedding celebrations were not yet over. A camp dance had been postponed until their return, they were presented with a fine three-tier wedding cake by the on the airfield, It had been made from ingredients saved over the Xmas provisions and was iced by one of the cooks - a former continental chef. There were presnts from officers, NCOs and airmen
WEDDING CELEBRATION AT BOMBER STATION - When Sergeant Bill Nicholson and his bride, a flight sergeant, returned to their station in a Northern Group of bomber Command from their honeymoon- they found that the wedding celebrations were not yet over. A camp dance had been postponed until their return, they were presented with a fine three-tier wedding cake by the on the airfield, It had been made from ingredients saved over the Xmas provisions and was iced by one of the cooks - a former continental chef. There were presnts from officers, NCOs and airmen. Each of the 500 guests had a piece of cake. Flight Sergeant Hilda Nicholson, her former name was Deakin, had been in the for over four years in the administrative branch. Her husband, a fitter, has served for three years. Sergeant Nichlson comes from Pickering, Yorkshire, and his wife's home is at Polesworth, Warwickshire. Picture (issued 1944) shows - Sergeant Bill Nicholson helps his bride, Flight Sergeant Hilda Nicholson, to cut the wedding cake Royal Air Force
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