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Floor Plan | DW's Homes | Other Locations |  |
Other Locations of Interest
| Period | Location | Reference On Maps | Reason |
| 1918; 1921 | St Leonard's Church Streatham, London SW16 | p | The church where DW's first love Barbara Symonds and close friend Hilda Gardner had their marriages |
The church where in 1918 DW’s former best friend Cecil Cross married the girl with whom DW had been besotted in World War I, Barbara Symonds. The marriage only lasted a few days and DW attended the ceremony with his new, beautiful, and rich fiancée Nancy.
In 1921 DW was best man at the same church for the marriage of his neighbour and lifelong-friend-to-be Hilda Gosling to her husband John Gardner.
References : 'Officer & Temporary Gentleman' page 244. 'Drink & Ink' page 39.
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