to commemorate so many husbands & wives, like my parents who married in 1939 and then spent half of the first 10 years of their 'married life' apart as they served during WW2

1 – 8		represent the couple meeting, marrying then separating to go in different directions  
9 – 16 and 17 – 20 she to serve in the Red Cross in Folkstone and he in REME (Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers) Highland Division in the North African desert & invasion of Sicily etc.  
Setting facing each other from opposite ends of the set represents their connection over the miles & years while the mayhem of military manouvres goes on in between them  
21 – 24	their reunion with each other  
25 – 32  	& family & friends  
