Dorothy and Gertrude outside ChristChurch Cathedral

1949

"This photo is of Dorothy Noldus (nee Merriman) and Gertrude Merriman (nee Wood) her stepmother, outside the Christchurch Cathedral in 1949. Dorothy Noldus was a nurse in Wellington during the war and met her future husband who was convalescing there are being a dutch prisoner of war in Singapore during the Second World War. 1949 was the year the couple moved back to Christchurch after getting married in Singapore in 1947." - Contributor's note

Area: Central City / Cathedral Square

Contributor: Kelly Van Wieren

Source: Entry in the 2018 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-PH18-KeVa-01

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

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Dorothy and Gertrude outside ChristChurch Cathedral

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