Identify picture

[jaywit]

WW2 Wedding photos.
http://www.fashion-era.com/Weddings/1945_old_wedding_photos.htm

[dollylee]

Her country of birth, approximate birthdate  and her parents full names would be of great help when checking Jewish marriage records, any marriage records in fact  

She doesn't look of an age where she would change her name .... she must have been almost an adult when sent to England.

dollylee

[Spidermonkey]

 Others will be more knowledgeable, but my husband thinks that the pocket on the trousers doesn't look like a British uniform, and might indicate a foreign force?  What about Poland, etc?  Worth a thought.

The pocket on the trouser style was apparently worn by the Polish force http://www.wwiipolishlhg.org/
but to my totally unexpert eye, all allied forces seem to have similar uniforms!

[jaywit]

I think we need someone from the Armed Forces board to help identify the uniform. I'll put a thead on there with a link to this one.

[quiltlady]

The only way is to pull all of the soldiers that married an  Eva during the 1940's .   Ancestry .com has tons of Evas but the soldier may not have been Jewish , so picking a Jewish sounding name may not work.  Our guess is that her parent's gave her to a non Jewish family to assure  that she would  get to safety.  Thusly, she may not have followed the Jewish religion.  Don't know how old she was when the adoption took place.

 

[jaywit]

Lets see if we get any help regarding the uniform from the Armed Forces board. We may have to wait until tomorrow. My gut feeling is that the groom isn't English and he was serving in some other Allied Army stationed in England. Not from any experience just a gut feeling.
So hold on.
Quiltlady did you see the post asking if you have the original photo?
A better scan would help everyone if it's possible.

[Daisy Loo]

Welcome to Rootschat

Sorry not to be offering any help, but just wanted to ask a couple of questions...

You say she was sent to England,...where from?  Ie, what country was she born in? 

You do say, that you don't know when she was sent to England, but not as a infant surely?  Would she have been officially adopted?  Or was she taken in by people who were helping the cause?  She looks in her 20's in that photo, so would that put her date of birth around 1920 or so?

Lastly, if her name wasn't changed, could it have been spelt differenty, sounding different...any of those options...

I do hope you find something...and wish you all the luck.

[geniecolgan]

 Others will be more knowledgeable, but my husband thinks that the pocket on the trousers doesn't look like a British uniform, and might indicate a foreign force?  What about Poland, etc?  Worth a thought.

The pocket on the trouser style was apparently worn by the Polish force http://www.wwiipolishlhg.org/
but to my totally unexpert eye, all allied forces seem to have similar uniforms!

I'm looking at the photo and the first thought I have is .... he's Polish!
I'm not an expert, this is coming from the deep recesses of my wartime memories, triggered by his uniform and his hairstyle

[Jool]

Just had a good look at the photo searching for any clues.  This may sound silly but does anyone know anything about flowers?  The time of year that these particular flowers are in bloom may give a clue to quarter in which they married, unless they are artificial of course.  I know these days most flowers can be imported from other countries but was that the case in the war years or did they just use what was in season?  They look like lillies to me.

Jool