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Retired industrial chaplains Ellen and Derek Erskine; golden wedding.
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DescriptionPrinted in greyscale in the ‘Leader’ on October 23, 1996.
They had met in Canada; Derek, born in England, was being trained as an RAF pilot and later flew Hurricanes and Spitfires; Ellen was a Calgary native. They both survived WWII and married in Derek's home town, Newcastle-on-Tyne, in 1946. They migrated here after 15 months. Derek flew aerial topdressing, but gave up at 51, moved to Upper Hutt and worked at Unilever. Both of them had worked as industrial chaplains; she worked at Standard Telephones and Cables; he was at Dunlop, after retiring from Unilever. the 'Leader' printed a picture of them as chaplains on November 11, 1986 apparently without mentioning their silver wedding. Both were members of Upper Hutt Baptist Church.
Date TakenOctober 1996
They had met in Canada; Derek, born in England, was being trained as an RAF pilot and later flew Hurricanes and Spitfires; Ellen was a Calgary native. They both survived WWII and married in Derek's home town, Newcastle-on-Tyne, in 1946. They migrated here after 15 months. Derek flew aerial topdressing, but gave up at 51, moved to Upper Hutt and worked at Unilever. Both of them had worked as industrial chaplains; she worked at Standard Telephones and Cables; he was at Dunlop, after retiring from Unilever. the 'Leader' printed a picture of them as chaplains on November 11, 1986 apparently without mentioning their silver wedding. Both were members of Upper Hutt Baptist Church.
Date TakenOctober 1996Part of
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Retired industrial chaplains Ellen and Derek Erskine; golden wedding.. Upper Hutt Libraries, accessed 22/08/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/25560