Edna May Lane (née Hopkin)
General Information
First Name(s): Edna May
Unmarried Surname: Hopkin
Married Surname: Lane (1956).
Date of Birth: 24th February 1925
Place of Birth: Camberwell
Date joined the WLA/WTC: 3rd February 1943 transferred to WTC 9th April 1943.
Date left the WLA/WTC: 12th June 1945 (compassionate)
WLA number: 106423
Reasons for leaving: Compassionate but probably due to the death of her father, Stanley Hopkin, earlier that year.
Employment
Photos include Burnt Woods, Three Cornered Spinney, ‘in castle grounds’, Tanner, 31 Hampton Street, Tetbury and Tortworth Court, Thornbury, Gloucestershire. Mainly undertook forestry work.
Life after the war
What was their post-war occupation? Not known but was a Sgt in the WRAC TA.
Married Norman Lane, a Regular Army Royal Signals Warrant Officer (Later Major), in 1956 and had two children – Deborah (1957) and Clive (1958). They lived in London, Cyprus, Scotland, Malta, Germany and Dorset. Edna died in 2013.
Contributor Information
Deborah Oldfield, daughter.
