Earl Schumann

Earl Schumann is the deceased husband of Hatley Station Booking Office Clerk Ethel Schumann.

History
After working as a salesman selling 'ladies intimate apparel', Earl joined the US Army, and was stationed in the UK, where he met, and later married, Ethel. The couple had one child, Wilfred.

By the end of the war, his unit was serving in Europe, dismantling German ammunition stores. During one such mission, the munitions exploded, and Earl was reported killed in action. Unfortunately, the explosion resulted in an absence of physical remains, meaning Earl's widow was denied a war widow's pension.