Barry G. I. Brides Magazine #10

BARRY
GI BRIDES
MAGAZINE
August 2010 Number Ten
Miss Joan Hopgood to Captain James J Powell, junior
Friday April 14th, 1944
POWELL – HOPGOOD
Miss Joan Hopgood, Kingsland Crescent, Barry Dock, was married at St. Helen's
Church, Barry, on Monday to Captain James J Powell, junior, eldest son of Attorney
James J. Powell, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
Miss Hopgood wore a cinnamon suit with brown accessories and a spray of blue flowers.
She was given away by Mr Miles Thomas.
The Bridesmaid was Miss Marjorie Green, who wore a fern green suit with black
accessories and a spray of violets.
Captain W J Cotter was the best man and Lieutenant C Malstrom was the groomsman.
After a Wedding Breakfast at the Officers Mess, Hayes Lane, Barry a reception was held
at the home of the bride.
Civil Defence ambulance drivers, colleagues of Miss Hopgood, formed a guard of honour
outside the church and she was presented with two horse-shoes by Mrs Farmer and Mrs
Rutherford.
Captain Powell, a lawyer by profession, is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar. He
graduated from Scranton University and the Georgetown School of Law.
Welcome to Number BGIBM Number 10
Something of a “Church” theme this month, that is, a few photos of the places where the
Anglo-American weddings occurred are added for interest – I hope! Glenn Booker
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Friday April 28th, 1944
McCLOUD – GOLDING
The wedding was solemnised by special licence at the Old Village Church, Cadoxton, on
Saturday of Miss Jean Myra Golding, second daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Golding, Biglis
Farm, Cadoxton, Barry, to Private Leslie McCloud, US Army, youngest son of Mr and
Mrs L McCloud of Tennessee, USA...The best man was Sergeant McDaniels, US Army.
Rear view of Old Village Church in 2010
The Old Village Church in the 1930’s?
To the left: The Three Bells Inn – home of Irene Spierling who married William Fredholm (Magazine
Number 9)
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Friday April 6th, 1945
HIGGINS – GARRETT
Sully Parish Church
On Easter Monday at Sully Parish Church (by special licence) Wallace Lee Higgins (US
Army) of Liberty, Mississippi, USA, to Marjorie Brenda Garrett, daughter of Mr and Mrs A
W Garrett, Redbrink Crescent, Barry Island.
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Friday June 9th, 1944
ANDREWS – SHIRE
The wedding took place at St Mary's Church, Barry Dock, on Saturday, of Miss Maureen
Shire, youngest daughter of Mrs and the late Mr W H Shire, Woodlands Road, Barry
Dock, and Staff Sergeant Edward T Andrews, US Army, Memphis, Tennessee.
(I wonder if Sergeant Andrews was a member of 115th Field Artillery Battalion which was
raised in Tennessee?)
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Friday December 29th, 1944
BLUST – DAVIES
Holland Patent, New York State
Long Island
The wedding took place by special licence at the Cardiff Register Office recently between
Lieutenant Charles W Blust, US Army, son of Mr and Mrs Blust, Holland Patent, New
York, and Miss Doreen Davies, daughter of Mr and Mrs W T Davies, Clifton Street, Barry.
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Friday February 9th, 1945
JANUARY – FOWLER
The wedding took place at St. Mary's Church, Barry Dock, on Saturday between Private
Thomas January, US Army son of Mr and Mrs Thomas January of Donna, Texas and
Miss Ethel Hazel Fowler, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Fowler, Morel Street,
Barry Dock... The best man was Corporal William Martin, US Army.
[Barry Herald, February 2nd, 1945: “Corporal William Morton”]
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Last month in Number 9
we
mentioned
Irene
Fredholm’s husband Bill,
who served in the United
States
Navy
Armed
Guard on the USS John
Merrick.
Mr
Terry
Barry
Spierling
passed
me
of
this
photo of a crew member
on the “JM,” which he
found out there on the
Internet.
Thanks, Terry!
Friday March 16th, 1945
WERNER – SULLIVAN
On March 14th, at Cardiff, Darwin, US Army, third son of Mr and Mrs M F Werner, West
Orange, New Jersey to Myrtle, second daughter of Mr and Mrs J Sullivan, St. Teilo's
Avenue, Buttrills Estate.
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Friday November 3rd, 1944
WHITE – HOLLINSHEAD
The wedding took place on Tuesday of last week at Merthyr Dyfan Church, Barry,
between Miss Elizabeth Hollinshead, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs A Hollinshead,
Hinchsliff Avenue, Barry, and Private Willie A White, US Army, third son of Mr and Mrs T
R White, Porterville, California...The best man was Lieutenant W Peacock, US Army.
Merthyr Dyfan Church
“The parish church of Merthyr Dyfan was picturesquely sited in a sheltered ravine within an
unusually large churchyard containing a holy well. In the 12
th
or early 13
th
century a fairly sizeable
church was erected, consisting of a nave and chancel and possessing a stone altar and bowl-shaped
Norman font. Throughout the three centuries after its building there were only minor alterations but
in the early 16
th
century a crenellated tower was built on to the west end, a porch added, and the
chancel arch rebuilt for a rood screen and loft...”
Barry: the Centenary Book, p. 91, Mr Howard J. Thomas
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Thursday November 24th, 1955
HOME FROM CALIFORNIA
Nearly ten years ago, Mrs Elizabeth May White (formerly Hollinshead) of 74, Hinchsliff
Avenue, Barry, left her family and friends to join her American husband, Mr William
White, a carpenter, in California. On Wednesday week Mrs White was once again happily
re-united with her relatives when the Queen Elizabeth docked in Southampton. With her
on a few months’ visit to this country is her husband, now in the trucking business
(transport trailers) and their two children.
A welcome home party was given for the children at 2 Dyfan Avenue, the home of Mr and
Mrs Edward Hollinshead, on Friday, when relatives rallied around to entertain their 20
young guests.... "It is good to be home," said Mrs White," and my husband loves it over
here."
Wednesday March 22nd, 1944
ZIMMERMAN – NICHOLAS
Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
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On March 20 , at Sutton Coldfield, Corporal Jules, son of Mr and Mrs Zimmerman, 710
Hunts Point Avenue, New York, to Melinda, (Signal Section, Auxiliary Territorial
Service), daughter of Mr and Mrs Nicholas, 28, Llewellyn Street, Cadoxton, Barry.
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June 1944….
Barry, Wales…
Who might a GI
and his girl see at
the movies?
Why, “the
Gipper”, of
course!
a. k. a. Ronald
Reagan
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Friday October 20th, 1944
HICKS – GERMAN
The wedding took place on Tuesday last week at Holton Road Methodist Church*, Barry
Dock, between Miss Margaret German, third daughter of Mr and Mrs A. E. German,
Evans Street, Barry Dock, and Private Mervin Ray Hicks, US Army, fifth son of Mr and
Mrs J B Hicks, Princetown, West Virginia, USA... The best man was Staff Sergeant
Robert Carver, US Army...
*= This building is no more!
Monday January 29th, 1945
WILSON – MARKS
On January 22nd, at Wood Street Congregational Church* (Cardiff) by licence, Albert
Raymond Wilson, US Army, second son of John Morrow Wilson, Justice of the Peace,
and Mrs Wilson of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Edna Jean Marks, widow of Herbert
Marks, Gladstone Road, Barry, and daughter of Thomas Davies, Penarth.
*Long demolished
ANYTHING TO ADD?
Glenn.booker501@yahoo.co.uk
8 Hillside Close Barry Wales UK CF63 2 QP
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Homer Copeland, US Army
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12 Major Port, Transportation Corps
My late uncle
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