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My parents Ronald Percy Bromidge and Nellie Aisne Fox married March 22 1941. Father was Stationed at a Naval Air Station in Hampshire, mother was staying with Father's relatives in Bretonside Plymouth near the present day site of the Union Offices. On the night 20/21 March 1941 German Aircraft bombed the City causing widespread devestation. The house where Mother was staying was bombed and all her possessions were lost including Wedding Dress and presents. The wedding cars and photographers had also been bombed.
Father was travelling by train towards Plymouth at that time and the route taken by the train was via Okehampton. Train personnel informed the passengers that Plymouth was being bombed and they could see the glow in the sky from some distance. The train could only go as far as Devonport and he walked towards Bretonside through the derelection. On reaching Bretonside he found the house destroyed and no indication whether there was any survivors. He eventually found that Mother and his relatives had survived and made plans to proceed with the wedding. He obtained permission from The Royal Navy to extend his leave by another day and Mother managed to beg and borrow a dress, flowers and a car. They were married in St. Judes Church as planned on 22 March 1941, but only after, whilst approaching the road bridge at Friary Station from Prince Rock a Policeman told her that an unexploded Land Mine was laying nearby and the Bridge was closed. Mother told him she was getting married and bomb or no bomb she was crossing the Bridge. He stepped back and over she went to the church.
Mum and Dad were married for 48 years up to her Death 29 October 1989 and Dad passed away Christmas Day 2002. Unfortunately there were no photographs of the wedding.

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