Molesworth was born on 14 March 1894, the son of Lieutenant Colonel William

Molesworth CBE, CIE, of the Indian Medical Service,[2] and Winifred Anne Weeks.[3]
He attended Marlborough College from 1908 to 1912, then trained for an army career at
the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, from 1912 to 1914.[1] On 8 August 1914, he was
commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Munster Fusiliers.[4]
From October 1914 Molesworth served in the trenches on the Western Front in
France.[1] He was promoted to Lieutenant on 15 November 1914,[5] later backdated to 30
August 1914.[6] He was wounded in December, but returned to duty and served with the
Fusiliers until March 1916.[1]
Molesworth was then seconded to the Royal Flying Corps, and was appointed a Flying
Officer on 26 December 1916,[7] finally completing his flight training at Upavon's Central
Flying School in February 1917.[1] He received promotion to Captain in the Royal Munster
Fusiliers on 7 April 1917.[8] He was assigned to No. 60 Squadron RFC (60 Sqn),
flying Nieuport 17s, and scored his first victory on 22 April.[1] On 26 April was appointed
a Flight Commander with the temporary rank of Captain,[9] to lead "A" Flight.[1] His next three
triumphs were also scored flying a Nieuport; then he switched to an SE.5a for his next two
in early August. He was transferred to the Home Establishment in England,[1] and on 26
September 1917 he was awarded his first Military Cross.[10]
On 20 October 1917, he returned to flying Nieuports when assigned to No. 29 Squadron
RFC (29 Sqn) as a Captain.[11] He gained his first victories with them on 8 November 1917,
setting an enemy reconnaissance two-seater and an Albatros D.V on fire. He then scored
at a steady rate until his eighteenth and last victory on 18 March 1918.[1] On 26 March 1918
he was awarded a bar to his Military Cross.[12]
He served as an instructor, with the temporary rank of Major, at the Central Flying
School between 26 June[13] and 4 September 1918.[14] He retained his temporary majority
when appointed commander of No. 158 Squadron RAF on 3 September 1918.[15] On 12
September he was awarded the Medaglia d'Argento al Valore Militare (Silver Medal of
Military Valor) by Italy.[16] He gave up command of his squadron[1] and on 15 October 1919
relinquished his commission on ceasing to be employed,[17] being restored to the
establishment of the Royal Munster Fusiliers.[18]
The Royal Munster Fusiliers were disbanded on 31 July 1922, and Molesworth was serving
as a Railway Traffic Officer,[19] when on 13 September 1922 he was appointed a Captain in
the Royal Sussex Regiment, with seniority from 7 April 1917.[20] On 13 February 1924 he
was transferred to the Royal Tank Corps (later the Royal Tank Regiment),[21] where he was
promoted to the substantive rank of Major on 28 February 1931.[22] He was promoted to
Lieutenant Colonel on 1 April 1940,[23] and retired from the Army on 13 September
1941.[24] He then worked at the Ministry of Supply, until his retirement in 1954.[3]
Anne de Borman (3 February 1881 – 30 September 1962), née Christine Anne de Selliers
de Moranville, was a Belgian female tennis player who represented Belgium at the Olympic
Games. She competed in the singles event at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. In
1920 she had a bye in the first round and was defeated by Kitty McKane in the second
round while in 1924 she lost in the first round to Sigrid Fick. With compatriot Lucienne
Tschaggeny she had a bye in the first round of the 1920 women's doubles event and lost in
the quarterfinal to Winifred Beamish and Edith Holman. At the next Olympics in 1924 she
teamed up with Marie Storms and lost in the second round to Phyllis Covell and Kitty
McKane after a bye in the first. In the mixed she partnered Jean Washer in 1920 but lost in
the second round after a bye in the first and in 1924 she won her first round match
with Joseph Halot and were defeated in the second.[1]
De Borman competed in all three events (singles, doubles, mixed) at the 1921 Wimbledon
Championships. In the singles event she lost in straight sets in the first round to E. F. Rose.
In the doubles she reached the quarterfinal round with H.B. Weston. With her husband Paul
de Borman she lost in the first round of the mixed doubles event.[2]
In 1912 she won the mixed doubles title at the World Hard Court Championships, played at
the Stade Français in Paris. With her partner Max Decugis she defeated the German
pair Mieken Rieck and Heinrich Kleinschroth in the final in straight sets.
In 1907 she married Paul de Borman, a tennis player who was active during the early part
of the 20th century and is regarded as a pioneer of Belgian tennis. From 1946 to 1947 he
was president of the International Tennis Federation.[3] Their children Geneviève (b. 1908),
Léopold (b. 1909) and Myriam (b. 1915) also became Belgian tennis champion.

High school and college[edit]

Kirshner attended Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, California where he played
soccer, badminton and ran cross country. He graduated in 1987 and was inducted into the
school’s first Hall of Fame class in 2001.[1] After graduating from high school, Kirshner
attended Rutgers University. He graduated in 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in
communication with honors and as a member of the 1990 NCAA National Finalist team, the
squad's members were inducted to the Rutgers Hall of Fame in 2015. Kirshner was also a
part of the 1987 NCAA Quarterfinalist team and the 1989 Semi-Finalist team.

Maccabiah team[edit]
In 1993, Kirshner was a member of the U.S. Jewish national soccer team which won
the bronze medal at the 1993 Maccabiah Games; the third world's largest sporting
event.[2] In 1997, Kirshner captained the U.S. team, where they beat the gold medallist
Brazil in group play.

MLS and USISL[edit]

Kirshner was selected for the first MLS combine held in Irvine, California in 1996. Although
not drafted or signed by MLS, Kirshner played professionally with the Reno Rattlers of
the USISL, while guesting for MLS' San Jose Clash in reserve team and inter squad
matches.