ADELMAN, Archie
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- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
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- 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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ARBOUR, Abram
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
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- textual record
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- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
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- 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
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- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
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- CJC0001
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- Genealogy Records
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- Canadian Jewish Archives
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BEIGLEMAN, David
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
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- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
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- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- July 12, 1923
- Date of Death
- August 10, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Age at Time of Death
- 21
- Enlistment No.
- D-139356
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- New Brunswick Rangers, R.C.I.C.
- Notes
- Private David Beigleman of Montreal was reported killed in action in France on August 10, 1944, according to an official announcement. He enlisted in the army in October 1942 and proceeded overseas in September 1943. Private Beigleman was born in Poland. Three brothers were also in the service: Ben, with the Black Watch (R.H.R.); Harry, with the Essex Scottish Regiment; and Morris, with the Canadian Provost Corps.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
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- Canadian Jewish Archives
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BENDIT, Julius
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
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- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
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- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- October 10, 1911
- Date of Death
- July 27, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Cemetery
- Bayeux Memorial
- Age at Time of Death
- 32
- Enlistment No.
- D-77
- Rank
- Trooper
- Unit
- 6th Duke of Connaught's Royal Canadian Hussars
- Notes
- Trooper Julius Bendit of Ste. Agathe des Monts, Quebec, was reported missing in France and for official purposes presumed killed in action on July 27, 1944. Trooper Bendit enlisted in the Reserve Army in May 1940 and transferred soon after to active service. He was stationed at Longueuil and Camp Borden before going overseas in September 1941 with the Royal Canadian 6th Hussars. Trooper Bendit went through the entire Sicilian campaign and across into Italy with the 1st Canadian Army. He was transferred to the Normandy front for the D-Day offensive and was subsequently reported missing. Trooper Bendit was born in Sadagura, Bucovina, on October 10, 1911.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
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- Canadian Jewish Archives
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BERGER, Nathan Louis
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy38
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
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- textual record
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- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
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- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- July 15, 1921
- Date of Death
- June 06, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Cemetery
- Ranville War Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 22
- Enlistment No.
- R-117662
- Rank
- Warrant Officer
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Warrant Officer Nathan Berger of Montreal, Quebec, was reported missing on active service on June 6, 1944, and was subsequently reported killed on active service. Warrant Officer Berger was attached to the R.A.F. Transport Command and was engaged in ferrying operations, carrying paratroops to the Caen sector when killed. He enlisted in August 1941 and went overseas as a wireless air gunner in the summer of 1942. He spent seven months in Iceland before being sent back to Great Britain in December 1943. While with the R.C.A.F. in Iceland, Warrant Officer Berger was involved in several crack-ups and once spent two hours in the water before being rescued. (Source: Canadian Jews in World War II)
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
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- Canadian Jewish Archives
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BLATT (BLATTIN), Louis
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
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- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Death
- August 08, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Enlistment No.
- H-36824
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, R.C.I.C.
- Notes
- Private Louis Blatt of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was officially reported killed in action in France on August 8, 1944.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
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- Genealogy Records
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- Canadian Jewish Archives
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BROWNSTONE, Yude
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
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- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
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- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- February 19, 1924
- Date of Death
- July 04, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Age at Time of Death
- 20
- Enlistment No.
- H-10710
- Rank
- Rifleman
- Unit
- Royal Winnipeg Rifles
- Notes
- Rifleman Yude Brownstone of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was officially reported killed in action on July 4, 1944. Rifleman Brownstone enlisted in the army in June 1943 and arrived overseas in March 1944. He was killed at Carpiquet, France.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
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- Canadian Jewish Archives
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COHEN, Abraham
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
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- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Death
- August 20, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Age at Time of Death
- 45
- Enlistment No.
- B-95785
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
- Notes
- Private Abraham Cohen of Toronto, Ontario, died of injuries on August 20, 1944, according to an official report.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
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- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
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- Canadian Jewish Archives
COHEN, Lawrence
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
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- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- 1922
- Date of Death
- July 08, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Age at Time of Death
- 22
- Enlistment No.
- CDN/423
- Rank
- Lieutenant
- Unit
- Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- Notes
- Lieutenant Lawrence Cohen of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was reported killed in action on July 8, 1944. He enlisted in March 1943 and trained at Gordon Head, Shilo, Vernon and Sussex. He was one of a group of ten officers who were sent from the Infantry Training Instructors School at Camp Shilo, Manitoba, to take a more advanced course at Brockville, Ontario. In May 1944, he volunteered for overseas service as an officer on loan to the Imperial Army. At the time of his death, he was attached to the 2nd Battalion, R.W.R. (Source: 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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CRAMER, David Charles
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Death
- July 06, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Enlistment No.
- H-26813
- Rank
- Trooper
- Unit
- 10th Armoured Regiment, Fort Garry Horse
- Notes
- Trooper David Charles Cramer of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was officially reported killed in action on July 6, 1944.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
CROTIN, Arthur
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Death
- August 23, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Cemetery
- Bayeux War Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 22
- Enlistment No.
- B-132344
- Rank
- Signalman
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Corps. Of signals
- Notes
- Signalman Arthur Crotin of Ansonville, Ontario, was officially reported to have died of natural causes while overseas. His brother, Lance-Bombardier Walter Joseph Crotin, died in 1943 of illness while training in Canada.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
DUBINSKY, William Harvey
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Birth
- June 26, 1914
- Date of Death
- August 13, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Age at Time of Death
- 30
- Enlistment No.
- H-200121
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- Calgary Highlanders
- Notes
- Private William Dubinsky of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was officially reported to have died as a result of wounds suffered in action on August 13 1944. Enlisting with the Winnipeg Light Infantry in May 1942, Private Dubinsky received his training at Vernon, British Columbia. He transferred to the Winnipeg Grenadiers and went overseas on June 7, 1944. Before landing in France on August 8, he was transferred to the Calgary Highlanders. Private Dubinsky was born in Russia.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
ELIAS, Issie
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
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- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
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- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- March 10, 1920
- Date of Death
- August 13, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Age at Time of Death
- 24
- Enlistment No.
- D-175669
- Rank
- Gunner
- Unit
- Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders
- Notes
- Gunner Issie Elias of Montreal, Quebec, was officially reported killed in action in France on August 13, 1944. Gunner Elias enlisted at Montreal on May 10, 1943. He was sent overseas on June 18, 1944. There is a Star of David on his tombstone. (See CJCCCNA photo.)
- 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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ERLICK, Muni
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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
- 1905
- Date of Death
- August 20, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Enlistment No.
- D-131331
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, R.C.I.C.
- Notes
- Private Muni Erlick of Montreal, Quebec, was officially reported killed in action in France on August 20, 1944. Enlisting in the army in November 1942, Private Erlick went overseas in March 1944. He had seen service in Spain with the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion during that country’s civil war.
- 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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FAIBISH, Jack
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- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Death
- July 28, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Enlistment No.
- L-6115
- Rank
- Lance Sergeant
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Artillery
- Notes
- Lance Sergeant Jack Faibish of Markinch, Saskatchewan, was officially reported killed in action in the invasion of Normandy, France, on July 28, 1944. He was posthumously awarded the Certificate of Good Service by Field Marshal Lord Montgomery of Errigal. Sergeant Faibish enlisted in the army on September 11, 1939, and went overseas shortly afterwards. His brother, Max, served with the R.C.A.F. in Bombay, India. “Montreal, August 8, 1951 - Earlier, we reported on the policy of the Department of Natural Resources of the province of Saskatchewan to name lakes, rivers and islands in newly surveyed areas in honour of former residents of Saskatchewan who had been killed in action while serving the Canadian Armed Forces. We furnished the Saskatchewan government with a list of Jewish servicemen compiled from our publication ‘Canadian Jews in WWII,’ the first part of which was devoted to those killed during the war. The announcement made by the Saskatchewan government on July 10 included the following locations named after Jewish men: Faibish Bay, after Jack Faibish, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Faibish, Markinch, Sask.; Levine Lake, after David Levine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Levine, Swift Current, Sask.; Glansberg Lake after Rifleman Maurice Glansberg.” (CJC publication IOI #1175)
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
FLEXER, Alec Ellis
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- 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
- June 06, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Cemetery
- Ranville War Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 22
- Enlistment No.
- D-166551
- Rank
- Lance Corporal
- Unit
- 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, R.C.I.C.
- Notes
- Lance Corporal Alec Flexer of Montreal, Quebec, was officially reported killed in action on June 6, 1944. Joining the army in November 1942, Lance Corporal Flexer took his paratroop training at Fort Benning. He received his wings in January 1943 and was posted overseas the same year.
- 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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FREEDMAN, Israel
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy139
- 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
- October 23, 1923
- Date of Death
- July 05, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Age at Time of Death
- 21
- Enlistment No.
- H-20969
- Rank
- Rifleman
- Unit
- Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- Notes
- Rifleman Israel Freedman, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was officially reported killed in action in France on July 5, 1944. He was buried in the Canadian Military Cemetery at Beny-sur-Mer, France, beside Rifleman Yude Brownstone of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. Rifleman Freedman enlisted in November 1941 with the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada and went overseas in June 1942. He was killed in the fighting near Caen. In a letter of condolence to Mrs. Freedman, Company Quartermaster Sergeant B. Rosen, wrote: “Izzy, like other Jewish boys, had something more to fight for, a greater cause, and please console yourself with these few words. We over here are all ready to give our lives that others may live! It is a duty not only to King and Country, but to the Jewish people the world over.” Rifleman Freedman was born in Minsk, Russia. There is a Star of David on his tombstone. See CJCNA photo.
- 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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FREEDMAN, Jules
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy140
- 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
- August 14, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Rank
- Lieutenant
- Unit
- 1st Hussars, R.C.A.C., 6th Armoured Regiment
- Notes
- Lieutenant Jules Freedman of Toronto, Ontario, was killed in action in France. Enlisting in the army in April 1941, Lieutenant Freedman graduated from the Officers’ Training Centre at Brockville, Ontario, and went overseas in July 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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GASKIN, Donald
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy152
- 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
- 1919
- Date of Death
- August 08, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Age at Time of Death
- 27
- Enlistment No.
- D-86127
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
- Notes
- Private Donald Gaskin of Montreal, Quebec, was officially reported killed in action. He joined the Black Watch in September 1942 and went overseas in 1943. A brother, Signalman Jack Hyman Gaskin, was reported to have died of injuries suffered in action on May 10, 1945. Another brother, Private William Gaskin, served with the R.C.A.F. in Italy.
- 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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GELMAN, David
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy154
- 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
- September 22, 1922
- Date of Death
- August 08, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Cemetery
- Bayeux Memorial
- Age at Time of Death
- 21
- Enlistment No.
- D-129773
- Rank
- Trooper
- Unit
- 27th Canadian Armoured (Sherbrooke Fusiliers) Regiment
- Notes
- Trooper David Gelman of Ste. Sophie de Lacorne, Terrebonne County, Quebec, was killed in Caen, France. Enlisting with the Royal Canadian Engineers in 1941, Trooper Gelman transferred to the Sherbrooke Fusiliers and trained at Camp Borden. He proceeded overseas to England and then to France. He was born in Jasi, Romania.
- 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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