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CHESS, James Barry
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy74
- 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
- January 21, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Berlin, Germany
- Cemetery
- Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
- Enlistment No.
- J-86590
- Rank
- Pilot Officer
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Pilot Officer James Chess of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was reported missing after air operations and presumed dead on January 21, 1944, according to an official announcement. He enlisted in the air force in August 1941. He trained as a wireless air gunner at Mossbank, Saskatchewan, and proceeded overseas in May 1943. Pilot Officer Chess was awarded his operational wings posthumously.
- 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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COWAN (COHEN), Henry
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy97
- 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 31, 1920
- Date of Death
- April 19, 1945
- Place of Burial
- Berlin, Germany
- Cemetery
- Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 24
- Enlistment No.
- J-12564
- Rank
- Flight Lieutenant
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Flight Lieutenant Henry Cowan, R.C.A.F., of Trout River, Quebec, was reported missing after air operations and officially presumed dead on April 19, 1945, according to an official announcement. He enlisted in the air force in Toronto on October 8, 1941, and trained as a pilot at St. Hubert, Victoriaville, Cap de la Madeleine and St. Hubert, where he graduated on July 1, 1942, and received his commission as a pilot officer. Flight Lieutenant Cowan took advanced training at Summerside, Prince Edward Island, and went overseas in October 1942, being posted first to the Coastal Command and later to the 402 (City of Winnipeg) Squadron of the Fighter Command. He was promoted to the rank of flying officer in January 1943 and one year later was promoted to flight lieutenant. While on operations over England, he had shot down a flying bomb. After his squadron was transferred to Belgium and Holland in September 1944, he shot down a Fokke Wulf 170 in an engagement over Osnabrueck, Germany, and was credited a few days after with “one damaged and one probably destroyed” after a fight over Lingen. His plane was discovered to be missing during an air operation. He was presented with the golden wings and a special posthumous citation from R.C.A.F. headquarters, in Ottawa. Flight Lieutenant Cowan was born December 31, 1920, in Dinslaken-on-the-Niederrhein, Germany.
- 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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GENNIS, Max
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy155
- 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
- May 08, 1918
- Date of Death
- December 16, 1943
- Place of Burial
- Berlin, Germany
- Cemetery
- Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 25
- Enlistment No.
- J-22054
- Rank
- Flying Officer
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Flying Officer Max Gennis of Ottawa, Ontario, was reported missing on December 16, 1943, and was subsequently presumed dead for official purposes. He enlisted in the air force in June 1941 and trained as a bombardier. He graduated in 1942 at the head of his class in the Bombing and Gunnery School at St. Johns, Quebec, receiving his commission at the same time. 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
GUREVITCH, Cecil
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy208
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Birth
- January 05, 1916
- Date of Death
- January 15, 1945
- Place of Burial
- Berlin, Germany
- Cemetery
- Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 29
- Enlistment No.
- J-36390
- Rank
- Flying Officer
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Flying Officer Cecil Gurevitch of Calgary, Alberta, was listed missing after air operations overseas on January 15, 1945, and was subsequently presumed dead. He enlisted in the air force in May 1942 and proceeded overseas in March 1944. Flying Officer Gurevitch was born in Romania.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
International Congress on Accounting
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn88581
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001; DA 1; DA 1-02-08
- Date
- 1936-1938
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date
- 1936-1938
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Series No.
- DA 1
- File No.
- DA 1-02-08
- Subjects
- International Congress on Accounting
- Places
- Germany, Berlin
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
LESSER, Raymond
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy278
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- February 05, 1922
- Date of Death
- September 04, 1943
- Place of Burial
- Berlin, Germany
- Cemetery
- Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 21
- Enlistment No.
- R-117456
- Rank
- Flight Sergeant
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Flight Sergeant Raymond Lesser of Sudbury, Ontario, was presumed killed in action over Berlin on September 4, 1943 (R.C.A.F. Casualty List No. 867). A memorial service was held on November 11, 1943, in the Shaarai Shomayim Synagogue of Sudbury, with Rabbi Joseph Rothstein officiating. Flight Sergeant Lesser was posthumously awarded the gold wings of gallantry and a citation. Enlisting in the air force in August 1941, Flight Sergeant Lesser trained at Brandon, Manitoba, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and Three Rivers, Quebec. He graduated as a bombardier from Trenton in November 1942 and went overseas a few weeks later. Upon his arrival in England, he was attached to an R.A.F. Lancaster Bombing Squadron and participated in a number of raids over enemy territory.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
MARDER, Moie
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy313
- 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
- January 30, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Berlin, Germany
- Cemetery
- Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
- Enlistment No.
- J-27285
- Rank
- Flying Officer
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Flying Officer Moie Marder of Regina, Saskatchewan, and Trail, British Columbia, was reported missing after air operations on January 30, 1944, and was subsequently presumed dead. Flying Officer Marder enlisted in the air force at Edmonton in July 1942. Flying Officer Marder’s brother, Flying Officer Bennie Marder, also served overseas with the R.C.A.F.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
RAM, Matthew - AJDC
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59107
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001; CD; CD-1-20-r
- Date
- 1945-1949
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date
- 1945-1949
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Series No.
- CD
- File No.
- CD-1-20-r
- Subjects
- RAM, Matthew - AJDC
- Places
- Berlin
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
SONSHINE, Murray
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy491
- 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
- February 20, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Berlin, Germany
- Cemetery
- Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 24
- Enlistment No.
- J-23299
- Rank
- Flying Officer
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Flying Officer Murray Sonshine of Toronto, Ontario, was reported missing on February 20, 1944, following air operations overseas and was later presumed dead for official purposes. He graduated from the No. 5 Service Flying Training School at Brantford, Ontario, on February 5, 1943.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
SPEYER, Lloyd George
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy497
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Birth
- 1923
- Date of Death
- January 21, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Berlin, Germany
- Cemetery
- Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 20
- Enlistment No.
- J-16300
- Rank
- Flying Officer
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- George Lloyd Speyer of Toronto, Ontario, was reported missing and presumed dead after air operations overseas on January 21, 1944. Enlisting in the air force in 1942, Flying Officer Speyer trained as an observer and navigator. He received his wings at Portage la Prairie, Saskatchewan, and went overseas in July 1943. He was attached to Coastal Command and participated in several sorties on enemy submarines and shipping.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
ZIERLER, Isaac Buck
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy570
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Birth
- March 20, 1922
- Date of Death
- April 10, 1945
- Place of Burial
- Berlin, Germany
- Cemetery
- Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 23
- Enlistment No.
- J-40890
- Rank
- Pilot Officer
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Flying Officer Isaac Zierler of Sarnia, Ontario, was reported missing and believed killed on April 10, 1945, when his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire on a bombing mission over Leipzig, Germany. Flying Officer Zierler enlisted in the air force on March 1, 1943, trained at Victoriaville, and received his navigator’s wings and commission as flying officer at Crumlin on January 28, 1944. He proceeded overseas in May and subsequently trained in England.
- 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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