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- L'Achat Chez Nous - Blue Bird Organization 1
- AJDC - domestics scheme 1
- Alberta: News clippings; monograph on antisemitism; 1916 Yiddish flyer to Jewish voters re 1917 provincial election 1
- Anti-Semitism - newspapers 1
- Appeals - brochures 1
- BIG RIVER: George Richman (Prince Albert, Sask.) cover letter to Saul Hayes for Joe Freedman's (Big River) donation to Joint Distribution Committee 1
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- BRANDON: news clips (English and Yiddish); 1940 correspondence re contributions to United Jewish Refugee and War Relief Agencies 1
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AARON, Elmer Oscar
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy1
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Death
- May 07, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Loiret, France
- Cemetery
- Orleans Main Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 23
- Enlistment No.
- J- 25067
- Rank
- Flying Officer
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Flying Officer Elmer Aaron was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the RCAF in Montreal in March 1942 and received his commission as a flying officer in October 1943 (in England). Flying Officer Aaron had completed 14 missions and had been forced to bail out of his ships twice before his last flight. He was participating in a raid on Tours in France and was about fifteen miles from his objective when his squadron was caught in a concentration of anti-aircraft fire. Four planes were seen to burst into flames, and it was later announced that nine craft of this squadron had failed to return. (Canadian Jews in World War II)
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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ABELSON, Charles Robert
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy2
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- 1920
- Date of Death
- October 14, 1942
- Place of Burial
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Cemetery
- Halifax Memorial
- Age at Time of Death
- 24
- Enlistment No.
- D-124550
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- Canadian Army Dental Corps
- Notes
- Private Charles Abelson of Montreal, Quebec, was presumed to have died on October 14, 1942, according to an official announcement. He was aboard the S.S. Caribou, which was torpedoed and sank in Cabot Strait. He happened to be aboard the ill-fated ship because he had overstayed his leave and missed the transport on which he had been scheduled to sail. Private Abelson joined the army in Montreal on May 6, 1940.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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ABELSON, Lawrence Balfour
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy3
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- June 29, 1922
- Date of Death
- November 15, 1943
- Place of Burial
- Cheshire, England
- Cemetery
- Chester (Blacon) Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 21
- Enlistment No.
- J-9152
- Rank
- Flying Officer
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Flying Officer Lawrence Abelson of Ottawa, Ontario, was killed during a training flight (R.C.A.F. Casualty List No. A-730). He was awarded his Operation Wing posthumously. Flying Officer “Duke” Abelson enlisted in the Air Force on November 6, 1940, and trained at Victoriaville, Quebec, and Regina, Saskatchewan, before graduating as Observer from Mossbank, Saskatchewan, where he was awarded a gold R.C.A.F. disc for leading his class. He was stationed at Rivers, Manitoba, when he was commissioned. After serving as an instructor at Chatham, New Brunswick, and Mountain View, Ontario, Flying Officer Abelson proceeded overseas in the fall of 1942. Before being attached to the No. 418 R.C.A.F. (City of Edmonton) Mosquito Squadron, he took a wireless course in England. Honours and awards: Defence Medal; CVSM & Clasp; War Medal 1939-45; Aircrew Europe Star. (From “There I Was ... A Collection of Reminiscences by Members of the Ottawa Jewish Community Who Served in World War II,” published by the Ottawa Post Jewish War Veterans and the Ottawa Jewish Historical Society.)
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
ABRAMS, Hyman David
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy6
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- 1916
- Date of Death
- August 03, 1941
- Place of Burial
- Devon, England
- Cemetery
- Exeter Jewish Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 24
- Enlistment No.
- J-5089
- Rank
- Pilot Officer
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Pilot Officer Hyman Abrams, R.C.A.F., of Montreal, was killed in a flying accident overseas on August 3, 1941, according to an official report. He had been in England only six weeks when he met his death. He enlisted in the R.C.A.F. in July 1940 and was given a commission as observer after graduating from Rivers, Manitoba, in May 1941. He went overseas the following month, one of the first members of the R.C.A.F. to cross the Atlantic aboard a bomber. A brother, William Abrams, was the first executive secretary of the War Efforts Committee of Canadian Jewish Congress.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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ABRAMSON (ABRAHAM), Mark Leslie
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy8
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- November 21, 1919
- Date of Death
- May 16, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Assens, Denmark
- Cemetery
- Assens (Fyn) New Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 24
- Enlistment No.
- J-15627
- Rank
- Flying Officer
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Flying Officer Mark Abramson, of Ottawa, Ontario, was for official purposes presumed dead (R.C.A.F. Casualty List No. 1152) on May 16, 1944, after having been listed missing after air operations (R.C.A.F. Casualty List No. 913). He enlisted in the air force on July 1, 1940, and after graduating as a sergeant observer at Rivers, Manitoba, in February 1941 was posted overseas a month later. He was promoted to the rank of flying officer on August 10, 1942. Flying Officer Abramson participated in many flights over Nazi territory and was nearing completion of his second tour of operations when he was reported missing. (Canadian Jews in World War II.)
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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L'Achat Chez Nous - Blue Bird Organization
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn52036
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001; ZA 1934; ZA 1934-5-42
- Date
- 1934
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date
- 1934
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Series No.
- ZA 1934
- File No.
- ZA 1934-5-42
- Notes
- Includes a brief explanation of La Société d'Expansion du Commerce de Détail Canadien Enrg.'s Blue-Bird Card campaign and its anti-Semitic background. The file also includes an example of a Blue-Bird card.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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ADELMAN, Archie
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy10
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- December 17, 1919
- Date of Death
- August 11, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Age at Time of Death
- 24
- Enlistment No.
- D-27062
- Rank
- Guardsman
- Unit
- Canadian Grenadier Guards
- Notes
- Guardsman Archie Adelman of Montreal, Quebec, was killed in action in France on August 11, 1944, according to an official announcement. Guardsman Adelman enlisted with the Canadian Grenadier Guards in 1941 and went overseas in 1942. He trained in England for two years. He was with the invasion forces on D-Day and was serving as a tank crew member with the 22nd Armoured Regiment in France when he lost his life. A brother, Corporal Harry Adelman, also served overseas with the R.C.E.M.E. (Canadian Jews in World War II.)
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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AJDC - domestics scheme
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn53925
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001; ZA 1949; ZA 1949-2-8
- Date
- 1949
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date
- 1949
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Series No.
- ZA 1949
- File No.
- ZA 1949-2-8
- Notes
- Includes a sample letter regarding the immigration of domestic workers from displaced persons camp in Europe.
- Subjects
- AJDC - domestics scheme
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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Alberta: News clippings; monograph on antisemitism; 1916 Yiddish flyer to Jewish voters re 1917 provincial election
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn56136
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001; ZD; ZD
- Date
- 1916-2007
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date
- 1916-2007
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Series No.
- ZD
- File No.
- ZD
- Notes
- News clips include such topics as early Jewish pioneer settlement (especially Hirsch, Vegreville), lists of settlers and settlements (Rumsey, Trochu Valley),1931 population statistics, 1940s immigration, and founding of Northern Alberta Jewish Archives committee (1995).
- Places
- Alberta
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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ALBERT, Saul
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy12
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- June 01, 1924
- Date of Death
- September 19, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Coriano Ridge, Italy
- Cemetery
- Coriano Ridge War Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 20
- Enlistment No.
- D-142868
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- 48th Highlanders of Canada
- Notes
- Private Saul Albert of Montreal, Quebec, was officially reported killed in action in Italy on September 19, 1944. He enlisted in the army in June 1943 and was sent overseas in April 1944. While overseas he was transferred to the 48th Highlanders.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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ALLEN, Lawrence Arnold
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy13
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- June 22, 1917
- Date of Death
- April 28, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Diest, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
- Cemetery
- Webbekom Churchyard
- Age at Time of Death
- 26
- Enlistment No.
- J-14769
- Rank
- Flight Lieutenant
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Flight Lieutenant Lawrence Allen, of Windsor, Ontario, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on April 27, 1944. The citation stated: "This officer has completed, as navigator, many successful operations against the enemy in the course of which he has invariably displayed high skill, fortitude and devotion to Duty.” He enlisted at Windsor on July 1, 1942, and after receiving his training at the No. 5 I. T. S. and No. 1 A. D. S., he went overseas in October, where he continued his studies as a navigator. He served with the Snowy Owl Bomber Squadron in North Africa and spent his 26th birthday on a bombing mission over Italy. He later flew with the Pathfinder Squadron in attacks over Germany and was known to his comrades as "Sea Level" Allen.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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ALTERSON, John
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy14
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Death
- October 13, 1941
- Place of Burial
- Dinant, Namur, Belgium
- Cemetery
- Dinant (Citadelle) Military Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 21
- Enlistment No.
- R-70612
- Rank
- Sergeant
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Sergeant John Alterson of Punnichy, Saskatchewan, was for official purposes presumed dead on May 4, 1942, after having been listed as missing overseas on October 13, 1941. Following the Saskatchewan Department of Natural Resources’ announcement that it desired to give to its many previously unnamed lakes, rivers and islands the names of Saskatchewan servicemen killed on active duty in World War II, in 1951 the province named Alterson Lake in memory of Sergeant John Alterson.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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Anti-Semitism - newspapers
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn52033
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001; ZA 1934; ZA 1934-5-39
- Date
- 1934
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date
- 1934
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Series No.
- ZA 1934
- File No.
- ZA 1934-5-39
- Notes
- Includes a summary of an interview with a Mr. Tully (of Coca Cola Co.) regarding the anti-Semitic comments directed at the Coca Cola Company by local newspapers, Le Restaurateur and Le Patriot.
- Subjects
- Anti-Semitism - newspapers
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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Appeals - brochures
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn53517
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001; ZA 1946; ZA 1946-5-68
- Date
- 1946
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date
- 1946
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Series No.
- ZA 1946
- File No.
- ZA 1946-5-68
- Notes
- Includes a brochure promoting the Central People's Relief Committee's Mo'ess Chittin Appeal
- Subjects
- Appeals - brochures
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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ARBOUR, Abram
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy15
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- 1918
- Date of Death
- August 23, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Age at Time of Death
- 27
- Enlistment No.
- H-19489
- Rank
- Warrant Officer Class II
- Unit
- Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
- Notes
- Warrant Officer Abram Arbour of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was killed in action at Falaise. He was awarded the Military Cross, according to a Department of National Defence release (P.N. 51-45) of February 6, 1945. The citation accompanying the award read: "During the night of August 7, 1944, an infantry regiment attacked and captured the town of Fonteney-le-Marmion. On consolidation one of the companies was allotted the defence of the northern section of the town in the vicinity of battalion headquarters. During the early hours of the morning, August 8, the enemy shelled and mortared the town very heavily. The company commander was wounded and C.S.M. Arbour immediately took over command of the company and completed reorganization of the defence position. At approximately 8 a.m. an enemy counterattack in some strength moved against the company position. This attack was pinned down by small-arms fire, and C.S.M. Arbour personally formed and led a counterattack force to mop up the enemy. With utter disregard for personal danger and with absolute confidence he formed a composite force. Under covering fire from 11 and 12 platoons, they assaulted and killed or captured the enemy force which threatened his company position. C.S.M. Arbour, by his speed in handling a difficult situation, and his superb courage, was directly responsible for the battalion holding and consolidating the objective.” He enlisted with the Canadian Army on September 11, 1939, and went overseas on Aug. 24, 1940. He took part in the fighting at Caen and Dieppe.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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ASH, Joseph
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy16
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- August 17, 1920
- Date of Death
- December 12, 1942
- Place of Burial
- Surrey, England
- Cemetery
- Runnymede Memorial
- Age at Time of Death
- 22
- Enlistment No.
- J-10980
- Rank
- Flying Officer
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Flying Officer Joseph Ash, of Ottawa, Ontario, was reported missing after air operations (R.C.A.F. Casualty List No. 468) over the North Sea on November 2, 1942, and was presumed dead (R.C.A.F. Casualty List No. 702) on October 9, 1943. Flying Officer Ash trained at St. Hubert, Quebec, Chatham, New Brunswick, and Summerside, Prince Edward Island, and graduated from the Initial Training School at Victoriaville, Quebec, receiving his wings in April 1942. Flying Officer Ash went overseas in May 1942 and was attached to an R.A.F. Training Flight. Honours and awards: Defence Medal; CVSM and Clasp; War Medal 1939-45. (From “There I Was ... A Collection of Reminiscences by Members of the Ottawa Jewish Community Who Served in World War II,” published by the Ottawa Post Jewish War Veterans and the Ottawa Jewish Historical Society.)
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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AXLER, Harry Louis
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy19
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- 1915
- Date of Death
- September 22, 1941
- Place of Burial
- Toronto, Ontario
- Age at Time of Death
- 26
- Enlistment No.
- R-97458
- Rank
- Leading Aircraftman
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Leading Aircraftman Harry Axler, of Toronto, Ontario, died in Calgary while in service. He had completed his training and obtained his wings at the Eglinton Initial Training School.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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BACKLER, Herman
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy20
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- December 08, 1923
- Date of Death
- August 18, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Pas de Calais, Leubringhen, France
- Age at Time of Death
- 20
- Enlistment No.
- R-195442
- Rank
- Flight Sergeant
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Flight Sergeant Herman Backler, of Montreal, Quebec, who was listed missing after active service on August 18, 1944, was for official purposes presumed dead (R.C.A.F. Casualty List No. 1193) on May 14, 1945. He enlisted in the air force on November 1, 1942, and graduated from No. 9 Bombing and Gunnery School at Mont Joli, Quebec.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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BAITTLE, Horace David
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy21
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- 1922
- Date of Death
- August 29, 1942
- Place of Burial
- Maldegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Cemetery
- Adegem Canadian War Cemetery
- Enlistment No.
- R-79439
- Rank
- Flight Sergeant
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Flight Sergeant Horace Baittle, of Montreal, Quebec, was presumed dead for official purposes (R.C.A.F. Casualty List No. 518) on August 29, 1942. He was listed missing after air operations over enemy territory. Flight Sergeant Baittle enlisted in the air force in May 1941 and received his observer's wing at Mountain View, Ontario, in February 1942. He was assigned for special training in astro-navigation at Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick, and was posted overseas in March 1942. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of flight sergeant with effect from July 31, 1942.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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BAUM, Hyman
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy29
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- April 15, 1918
- Date of Death
- June 20, 1942
- Place of Burial
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Cemetery
- Ottawa Memorial
- Age at Time of Death
- 24
- Enlistment No.
- R-77445
- Rank
- Flight Sergeant
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Flight Sergeant Hyman Baum, R.C.A.F., of Montreal, Quebec, was reported killed in active service in Canada (R.C.A.F. Casualty List No. 304) on June 20, 1942. While on a patrol flight the plane he was in was seen to crash into the sea off Digby Island in northern British Columbia. The aircraft disappeared almost immediately after it struck the water, trapping both Baum and the pilot. Enlisting in the air force in November 1940, Flight Sergeant Baum trained at Brandon, Calgary and Fingal, Ontario, where he graduated as a sergeant wireless air gunner. He was posted to the operational training unit at Debert, Nova Scotia, and then to the R.A.F. Ferry Command at Dorval. Upon Japan’s entry into the war, he was withdrawn from the R.A.F.F.C. and posted to No. 7 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron at Prince Rupert, British Columbia, for operational aircrew duties.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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