WEDDINGS
PARTRIDGE — OAKLEY The marriage Of Gwendoline, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs William Oakley, "Oakburn" Ashburton and Jack Leonard, younger son of Mr S L Partridge and the late Mrs Partridge of Tui street, Fendalton, Christchurch was celebrated at St. Andrews Church, Ashburton, on Saturday afternoon.
The Rev. Ronald S. Watson officiated, and Mr Claude Davies. of Christchurch, was organist.
Friends of the bride had arranged masses of chrysanthemums and autumn foliage through the church. During the signing of the register Mrs Claude Davies sang a solo.
The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore a trained gown of magnolia satin, fastened from the neck to the hem with tiny satin buttons. Her long veil of hemmed tulle, held in place with a circlet of orange blossom, was worn over her face as she entered the church, and she carried a sheaf of cream and cyclamen flowers and maidenhair fern.
Mrs Cyril Hardy was matron-of-honour, and the bridesmaids were Miss Christine Pringle (Fairlie) and Miss Elsie Holland (Ashburton). Their frocks were of cyclamen ponyskin cire with medici collars. They wore coronets of the same material as their frocks and carried shaded cyclamen and coloured chrysanthemums.
The tiny flower-girl, Louise Partridge, niece of the bridegroom, wore a frock of deep cream satin and a floral bandeau, and she carried a posy of pink and cyclamen flowers.
Mr Brian Anderson was best man and Messrs Frank Fogarty and Ian Hamilton were groomsmen. The ushers were Messrs W. L. Partridge and W. B. W. Bell.
As the bride and bridegroom left the church each was presented with a horse-shoe by Joy Bell and Adrienne Anderson, nieces of the bride.
At the reception, which was held in St. Andrew's hall, more than 150 guests were received by the bride's mother, who wore a navy blue wool lace gown relieved with cream georgette, navy peach-bloom hat, and a grey squirrel necklet. Her spray was of red roses. The bridegroom's sister, Mrs W. L. Travers, of Wellington, wore a red dress with red and black patterned crepe yoke and short coatee of plain red and shoulder spray to tone. Her close fitting hat was of black fur felt.
For travelling the bride wore a suit of petrel blue, with a hat to tone and a grey squirrel stole. She carried a seal coat with a skunk collar, the gift of the bridegroom. Mr and Mrs J. L. Partridge will make their home at Mosgiel.
Prior to the wedding the bride was entertained at gift parties by Mrs M. Cornish. Mrs J. Rooney, Mrs Shearer, and Miss Elsie Holland. -Press, 9/5/1938.
Jack Partridge was killed in action in Italy, serving with the 27th (Machine gun) Battalion during an attack on the Italian town of Orsogna. The 27th's Official History describes the action:
To assist the 23rd, 2 Company fired 60,000 rounds on Sfasciata Ridge, while 3 and 4 Companies (less 10 Platoon) supplemented the artillery barrages for 28 and 24 Battalions. The total ammunition expended exceeded the 120,000 rounds the Vickers had used during 6 Brigade's attack at El Mreir in July 1942. ‘And by the way they [the Germans] answered the harassing it would appear they knew our positions,’ says Major Moore, who believes the enemy had located the guns by sound before the attack. The gunlines were severely shelled. Sergeant Partridge was killed, and the nine wounded included four officers: Captain Pleasants, Lieutenant McLenaghin, and Second-Lieutenants Jackson and Hanan, of whom all except Hanan were evacuated. Captain Halkett commanded 3 Company until Pleasants's return six weeks later.
ROLL OF HONOUR.
DEATH.
PARTRIDGE — On December 7,1943, Jack Leonard, dearly loved husband of Gwendoline Partridge, and father of Garry, of 31 Oak Grove, Ashburton; aged 35; years. Killed in action in Italy. -Ashburton Guardian, 22/12/1943.
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