HK wedding, possibly 1940

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 13:29

Can anyone identify the couple and the guests at this wedding?

The photo comes from my cousin in Canada, and has a lot of recognisable but mainly unidentified faces from other pics (including other families' pics) on Gwulo.

For our part, second bridesmaid from left is Elena Laihovetsky age 19 - mother of said Canadian/Australian cousin -  and the only bridesmaid visible on the right is my mother, Alvena Laihovetsky age 21.

Here's another view of the couple:

HK wedding, possibly 1940
HK wedding, possibly 1940, by agwellstead@gmail.com

 

The taller boy front left in the main photo might just be Reg Martin, born HK 1930, son of Henry "Sonny" Martin and Zena Laihovetsky. I am not sure it is him, so include a couple of him in Sydney after evacuation aged about 12 for comparison.

Reg Martin age 12 with baby Geoff Wellstead, Sydney 1943
Reg Martin age 12 with baby Geoff Wellstead, Sydney 1943, by agwellstead@gmail.com
Reg Martin age 12 with baby Geoff Wellstead, Sydney 1943
Reg Martin age 12 with baby Geoff Wellstead, Sydney 1943, by agwellstead@gmail.com
Date picture taken
1940 (year is approximate)
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