Returned soldiers 1945: from the Nevin and Moran family albums

Commemorating ANZAC DAY 2024

Wedding of Dick and Biddy Moran

Wedding photograph from the (Nevin and Moran) family albums:
Brothers Tony and Dick Moran in army uniform at the wedding of Dick Moran to May Coleman, known as Biddy, Sydney, NSW, taken shortly before Dick's discharge on 23 November 1945.

From left to right: Flowergirl: (unidentified)
Best man: Tony (Frederick Denis) Moran
Bridesmaid: possibly Joan Moran, Tony and Dick's sister
The groom: Dick (John Gregory jnr) Moran
The bride: Biddy (May) Coleman
Father of the bride: John (?) Coleman
Bridesmaid: Biddy's sister Eileen Coleman
In sailor's uniform: Eileen's fiance Arthur Burnside (married in 1946)
Flowergirl: (unidentified)

Photographer: McEnnally, N. 240 Beamish Road Campsie NSW (1938-1946)
Copyright © KLW NFC Group Private Collection.

Further information: external links

Moran, F. D. (Tony), Virtual War Memorial Australia
Tony served in Papua New Guinea
Link: https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/1377562

Moran, Dick (John Gregory jnr), Virtual War Memorial Australia
Dick served in Greece and Crete
Link: https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/1759077

Dick Moran was resident caretaker with wife Biddy and four children of Hardy's Chambers, De Mestre Place (access off 310 George St. or rear of 5 Hunter St.) Sydney NSW from the 1950s to 1972. De Mestre Place was demolished in 2023 to make way for Sydney Metro West.
Link: https://trove.nla.gov.au/list/170381

This news item from Channel Seven, Sydney, 29 April 2024 shows where the George Street skyscraper will be built over the new Metro West station on the former site of De Mestre Place.



"More changes are coming to the city centre with the approval of 2 new skyscrapers | 7 News Australia"
Link: https://youtu.be/1y_mrkp8BnM?feature=shared