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Postcard from Picardy

4 months ago

Writer:

Andrew English | Journalist

Date:

26 May 2026

Paul and Laura got married in September 1913 at All Saints Church, Dickleburgh, Norfolk.

By the look of the few photos we have, Paul and Laura’s nuptials were quite something. The two families, once near neighbours, were great friends and reasonably well to do – they pushed the boat out. The bride and groom’s brothers were great friends, too. There are photographs of Archie Studd and Felix Alexander together as they grew up and joined up – good pals.

While the wedding breakfast was eaten, in Europe the pieces were being picked up from the second Balkan War, a three-month land grab by Bulgaria which killed almost 100,000 people; how little we all knew of what was to follow.

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