tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post3858337385887474470..comments2024-03-22T20:45:11.759+00:00Comments on The Butterfly Balcony: Women in Wartime - War BrideWendy Bayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07221194102782712793noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-72252477036753015632021-12-28T15:46:35.157+00:002021-12-28T15:46:35.157+00:00Hi Harold and Marcelle were married in 1938Hi Harold and Marcelle were married in 1938Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-55395431104092336602021-12-28T13:47:21.951+00:002021-12-28T13:47:21.951+00:00Hi just been researching another Bevan I think Har...Hi just been researching another Bevan I think Harold and Marcelle were married in 1938 not sure if the article was some sort of war propaganda Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-46217693342889329332020-12-23T08:58:33.889+00:002020-12-23T08:58:33.889+00:00I know this is 8 years too late Wendy, but Harold ...I know this is 8 years too late Wendy, but Harold was my grandfather's brother! Harold and Tessa didn't have any children and my grandfather went to identify their bodies after the crash. I wish I knew more...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490312903035835580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-19327613543489952342012-10-08T09:21:29.517+01:002012-10-08T09:21:29.517+01:00Thank You, Her name is great isn't it she soun...Thank You, Her name is great isn't it she sounds like she should be in an Agatha Christie Novel!!Wendy Bayfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221194102782712793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-38190573345065205782012-10-08T09:14:52.033+01:002012-10-08T09:14:52.033+01:00Thank You! Wow I bet its going to be amazing I wou...Thank You! Wow I bet its going to be amazing I would love to see pictures when your done!<br /> Unfortunately I couldn't find any other descendants or relatives, I don't know if they had any children but I think the were in their 30's when they married, which was considered late for back then, and perhaps didn't have any, either way its very sad. xxWendy Bayfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221194102782712793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-87409425774428558712012-10-08T09:10:15.862+01:002012-10-08T09:10:15.862+01:00THank you, now you mention it I can totally see th...THank you, now you mention it I can totally see the resemble, they certainly both have amazing hair!Wendy Bayfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221194102782712793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-22428430948288051372012-10-08T09:09:11.040+01:002012-10-08T09:09:11.040+01:00Your welcome, I am glad you like them :)Your welcome, I am glad you like them :)Wendy Bayfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221194102782712793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-32498539611200881722012-10-08T09:08:43.706+01:002012-10-08T09:08:43.706+01:00I know he hair is amazing! xI know he hair is amazing! xWendy Bayfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221194102782712793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-1452057445162833122012-10-08T09:08:23.409+01:002012-10-08T09:08:23.409+01:00Hi Jannette!! I missed the show I will have to wai...Hi Jannette!! I missed the show I will have to wait until the Dvd I think, I am sure the costumes were amazing if nothing else! Beaus doing great thank you! xxWendy Bayfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221194102782712793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-25497233082190456472012-10-08T09:05:59.445+01:002012-10-08T09:05:59.445+01:00Thank You Nisse, I am glad I am not boring you wit...Thank You Nisse, I am glad I am not boring you with the posts:) xxWendy Bayfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221194102782712793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-28279157812853979312012-10-08T09:04:29.931+01:002012-10-08T09:04:29.931+01:00Hehe, yes her shoulders are rather marvelous in th...Hehe, yes her shoulders are rather marvelous in that coat! xWendy Bayfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221194102782712793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-14051005010682906532012-10-02T18:39:05.155+01:002012-10-02T18:39:05.155+01:00What a great post! Love the pictures! Guess what? ...What a great post! Love the pictures! Guess what? I am going to sew my own fur (imitation ofcourse) boxcoat for this coming winter! The couple look so modest, they must be pleasantly suprised to see how many people enjoy their pictures and feel sadness for their story. It revives them! Do you know if any relatives of them are alive? Anyway thanks for sharing this and hope you will post more of this!Love, GonnieMarieGonnieMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09613003538254730921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-77160167832326758802012-10-01T22:57:03.004+01:002012-10-01T22:57:03.004+01:00What a fascinating post, and so awful the way thei...What a fascinating post, and so awful the way their life together ended. Incidentally, at first I thought that these pictures were actually posed as Marcelle looks just like Missy Vintage - I must show her this post!<br /><br />http://www.missyvintageblog.com/Lakota [Faith Hope and Charity Shopping]https://www.blogger.com/profile/04247624645636227130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-185100355408491722012-09-30T17:35:29.142+01:002012-09-30T17:35:29.142+01:00that's aterribly sad tale, thank you for diggi...that's aterribly sad tale, thank you for digging these out of the archuves and sharing though!Rebecka Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639962115189431495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-47023880643338747452012-09-30T17:13:28.417+01:002012-09-30T17:13:28.417+01:00oh how desperately sad that they survived the war ...oh how desperately sad that they survived the war only to be killed in a plane crash! They both look so lovely. Very jealous of that hair!Miss Simmonds Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15655954003085670507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-9925009409819627282012-09-30T16:45:48.238+01:002012-09-30T16:45:48.238+01:00AHHHH what a sad tale...a great piece of social hi...AHHHH what a sad tale...a great piece of social history to reflect on.....On another note did you enjoy Parades End on BBC2...Another period in time ..but great social comment...I thought it was well done...can't compare it with the book(which I have bought ..yet to read)but I thought it translated well to tv drama.<br />I don't think I was meant for this age either!!!!<br />Hope Beaus doing well....meeow :O)bonzogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290802166588399764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-6483313947545537912012-09-30T16:12:53.744+01:002012-09-30T16:12:53.744+01:00What a sad ending to the story, but a lovely peek ...What a sad ending to the story, but a lovely peek into their early married years together.Patricia Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18180937582581275400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-7474796876101808312012-09-30T15:44:51.980+01:002012-09-30T15:44:51.980+01:00Dear Wendy,
I love these photo series of yours. I...<br />Dear Wendy,<br /><br />I love these photo series of yours. I read them all with delight. <br />The ending is indeed a sad irony. Thanks for the research and I too wonder how their wedding photo's must have looked! <br /><br />xxxNissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14081271985134833699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-88782706986642830852012-09-30T13:53:54.192+01:002012-09-30T13:53:54.192+01:00Fab post, the pictures are wonderful. What a great...Fab post, the pictures are wonderful. What a great name 'Marcelle L'estrange'! Such a shame you don't see photos of the wedding though! And what a terribly sad end to the story after all they'd been through.Jo Waterhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08808039964284173532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-36863228829588865362012-09-30T13:04:07.920+01:002012-09-30T13:04:07.920+01:00Great pictures but what a sad end to the story. Th...Great pictures but what a sad end to the story. Thanks for researching and sharing.Kestrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984301306389767638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863795088574059616.post-16621653559321404612012-09-30T11:54:28.941+01:002012-09-30T11:54:28.941+01:00A lovely, but slightly sad post. Although I could ...A lovely, but slightly sad post. Although I could not help but be amazed at the size of her shoulders in that fur coat!charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04152146546465975329noreply@blogger.com