May Rose Kirschner (Née Lockwood)
Civilian
Object Number - FRE 2509 - The wedding of Robert Kirschner of the 56th Fighter Group and and May Kirschner (née Lockwood), 2 November 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse:...
May Rose Lockwood joined the Women's Land Army in 1940. She met Robert Kirschner, while she was working as a cook. Robert was working in a service squadron with the nearby 56th Fighter Group, and they married in November 1943. Shortly after the war ended, she was one of many thousands of young women who left their families and friends behind to begin a new life in America. With her baby daughter and husband, she settled in Syracuse, New York, and worked as a nanny. The couple were married for 51 years.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 41st Service Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12025005
- Role/Job: Machinist
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bosmere, Suffolk | 14 May 1920 | |
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Married |
St Mary's Church Coddenham | 2 November 1943 | Married Robert Kirschner |
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Died |
11 July 2012 | ||
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Lived in |
Norwich Road, Claydon, Suffolk | ||
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Buried |
Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery |
Revisions
Somewhere in England, American Airmen during the Second World War, IWM (2016)
Women's Land Army Index card, Birth Registration via Ancestry (£/$)