83/Garvey Crew: Ashton wedding

Object/Artifact

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RAF Pathfinders Archive

Name/Title

83/Garvey Crew: Ashton wedding

Entry/Object ID

2022.1.416

Description

Hugh Ashton and his bride, Joan - original photograph, 1946

Context

Hugh Ashton married Joan Mann, who had been a WAAF, at Chelmsford Cathedral on 17 July 1946. He is in his best blues, with a Pathfinder eagle on his breast pocket.

Collection

83 Squadron, YASH: HUGH ASHTON, DFC

Category

QAI: Personal photographs