« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 31 October 23 14:32 GMT (UK) »
There is a marriage record on FindMyPast (not the actual record signed by the couple, but I suspect the BT) which confirms it was by licence.
And the date a day earlier that you mentioned could be the date the licence was issued
Berks / Oxon: Eltham, Annetts, Wiltshire (surname not county), Hawkins, Pembroke, Partridge
Dorset / Hants: Derham, Stride, Purkiss, Sibley
Yorkshire: Pottage, Carr, Blackburn, Depledge
Sussex: Goodyer, Christopher, Trevatt
Lanark: Scott (soldier went to Jersey CI)
Jersey: Fowler, Huelin, Scott