WEDDING GARLAND ON DOCKYARD FLAGSTAFF. 8 NOVEMBER 1943, ROSYTH. A WREATH OF GREEN FOLIAGE TIED WITH A BOW OF WHITE SILK HANGS BELOW THE ADMIRAL'S FLAG ON THE FLAGSTAFF AT ROSYTH DOCKYARD TO MARK THE OCCASION OF AN OFFICER'S MARRIAGE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH NAVAL TRADITION THE WREATH WAS HOISTED AT 'COLOURS' AND LOWERED AT SUNSET. THE BRIDEGROOM WAS LT COMMANDER (E) J DIAMOND, RN, OF ROCHESTER KENT, AND HIS BRIDE WAS THIRD OFFICER IRIS PURVIS, WRNS, OF WALTON-ON-THAMES. - The wedding garland hanging on the flagstaff below the Admiral's flag Diamond, Jack, Purvis, Iris Evelyn

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