Past Times August 7 1916: New bride finds herself widowed just months after nuptials By Kirsty McIntosh August 7 2016, 5:30am August 7 2016, 5:30am Share August 7 1916: New bride finds herself widowed just months after nuptials Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/past-times/217493/august-7-1916-new-bride-finds-widowed-just-months-nuptials/ Copy Link A phenomenon common to both World Wars was the wartime wedding. Unable or unwilling to wait until peacetime, couples were married before the groom departed for the front line or when he was home on leave. Unfortunately there was also a rise in wartime widows. One Brechin woman lost her husband just seven months after tying the knot.
