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Richards-Phillips Wedding at St John's Church, Hororata
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TitleRichards-Phillips Wedding at St John's Church, Hororata
DescriptionThe wedding of Harold Richards and Elfrida Phillips of Windwhistle in 1926, at St. John's Church, Hororātā, which was decked out in pink ivy geraniums for the occasion.
The couple lived at 'The Point' at Windwhistle, where Harold was a farm manager. In 1942, Harold Richards was killed in a bombing raid in WW2 at El Alamein, at the age of 35.
Original Weekly Press caption: "Left: The two small maids, Dierdre Williams, and Rosemary Hall. Centre: Mr Harold T. Richards of Fendalton, and his bride (Miss Elfreda Phillips, of Windwhistle) leaving the church. Right: The two elder bridesmaids, Miss Millie Richards and Miss Natalie Morris."Date1926SourceChristchurch City Libraries, CCL-Selwyn-P4301606, from Weekly Press, 11 February 1926, p.25PhotographerGreen and Hahn
DescriptionThe wedding of Harold Richards and Elfrida Phillips of Windwhistle in 1926, at St. John's Church, Hororātā, which was decked out in pink ivy geraniums for the occasion. The couple lived at 'The Point' at Windwhistle, where Harold was a farm manager. In 1942, Harold Richards was killed in a bombing raid in WW2 at El Alamein, at the age of 35.
Original Weekly Press caption: "Left: The two small maids, Dierdre Williams, and Rosemary Hall. Centre: Mr Harold T. Richards of Fendalton, and his bride (Miss Elfreda Phillips, of Windwhistle) leaving the church. Right: The two elder bridesmaids, Miss Millie Richards and Miss Natalie Morris."
Date1926SourceChristchurch City Libraries, CCL-Selwyn-P4301606, from Weekly Press, 11 February 1926, p.25PhotographerGreen and HahnConnections
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Richards-Phillips Wedding at St John's Church, Hororata (1926). Selwyn Stories, accessed 02/05/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/6151
