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AARON, Elmer Oscar

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational 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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ABENDANA, Eric Montague

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
Date of Death
October 16, 1918
Place of Burial
Pas de Calais, France
Cemetery
Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun
Age at Time of Death
26
Rank
Lieutenant
Unit
2nd Canadian Engineers
Notes
Lieutenant Eric Abendana of Port Antonio, Jamaica, was appointed to the Canadian Engineers in 1916 and went overseas with the 4th Divisional Engineers the following June. In England he was seconded for duty under the War Office in charge of the construction of aerodromes. On rejoining the Engineers, 14th Field Company, he went to France in the spring of 1918 and was transferred to the 2nd Battalion, C.E., in July. Three months later he died of pleurisy at No. 4 Casualty Clearing Station. (Source: Veterans Affairs Canada web site)
Subjects
World War I
Record Source
Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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ABRAHAMSON, Charles Oscar

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
Date of Birth
May 21, 1897
Date of Death
March 03, 1917
Place of Burial
Pas de Calais, France
Cemetery
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi
Age at Time of Death
23
Enlistment No.
443201
Rank
Lance Corporal
Unit
54th Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Notes
Lance Corporal Charles Abrahamson was from Revelstoke, British Columbia. (British Jewry Book of Honour WWI written by Rabbi Dr. H. Abramowitz, Senior Chaplain to the British Forces)
Subjects
World War I
Record Source
Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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ADELMAN, Archie

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Date of Birth
December 17, 1919
Date of Death
August 11, 1944
Place of Burial
Calvados, France
Cemetery
Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery
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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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Date of Birth
1918
Date of Death
August 23, 1944
Place of Burial
Calvados, France
Cemetery
Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery
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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BACKLER, Herman

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational 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
Cemetery
Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen
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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BAKEMAN, Edward Henry

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
Date of Death
April 14, 1943
Place of Burial
Sarthe, France
Cemetery
Le Mans West Cemetery
Enlistment No.
R-141597
Rank
Sergeant
Unit
Royal Canadian Air Force
Notes
Sergeant Edward Bakeman, of Hollywood, California, was reporting missing after air operations on April 14, 1943, and was subsequently presumed dead.
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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BEIGLEMAN, David

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Date of Birth
July 12, 1923
Date of Death
August 10, 1944
Place of Burial
Calvados, France
Cemetery
Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery
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
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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BENDIT, Julius

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
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
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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BERGER, Nathan Louis

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
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
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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BERGER, Samuel

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Date of Birth
November 24, 1919
Date of Death
August 19, 1942
Place of Burial
Seine-Maritime, France
Cemetery
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-sur-Mer
Age at Time of Death
22
Enlistment No.
A-22530
Rank
Private
Unit
Essex Scottish Regiment
Notes
Private Samuel Berger of Windsor, Ontario, was officially reported killed in action at Dieppe on August 19, 1942. He enlisted in the army in June 1940 and after training at Camp Borden, Ontario, was sent overseas in February 1941. While in England, he was transferred to the battalion headquarters, intelligence section. In March 1942 he underwent commando training. Private Berger was born in Poland.
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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BERNARD, Lionel (Levy)

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Date of Birth
December 26, 1891
Date of Death
October 09, 1916
Place of Burial
Pas de Calais, France
Cemetery
Vimy Memorial
Age at Time of Death
24
Enlistment No.
27043
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Unit
15th Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Notes
Staff Sergeant Lionel Bernard was from London, England.
Subjects
World War I
Record Source
Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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BIBLOWITZ, Solomon

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
Date of Birth
August 26, 1917
Date of Death
September 12, 1944
Place of Burial
Bouches-du-Rhone, France
Cemetery
Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseille
Age at Time of Death
27
Enlistment No.
D-72006
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Unit
Canadian Special Service Battalion, R.C.I.C.
Notes
Staff Sergeant Solomon Biblowitz of Brooklyn, New York, and Helena, Montana, was awarded the United States Silver Star posthumously, according to a Department of National Defence release dated February 22, 1945. He was killed in action on September 12, 1944, while serving with the First Special Service Force. Enlisting in the Canadian army on September 6, 1940, as a private, Sergeant Biblowitz went overseas on October 7, 1943. He was a member of the Victoria Rifles of Canada and later served with the airborne troops at Kiska and Italy. On January 17, 1957, the government of the Northwest Territories named a lake (Biblowitz Lake) in memory of Staff Sergeant Biblowitz.
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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BLATT (BLATTIN), Louis

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Date of Death
August 08, 1944
Place of Burial
Calvados, France
Cemetery
Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery
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
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Brinberg, Georgette - Oral History of a Holocaust Survivor

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Collection
WITNESS TO HISTORY COLLECTION (MHMC-02)
Description Level
Item
Material Type
moving images
Physical Description
01:32:00
Collection
WITNESS TO HISTORY COLLECTION (MHMC-02)
Description Level
Item
Material Type
moving images
Physical Description
01:32:00
Creator
Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre
Language
English; French
Notes
Georgette Brinberg (née Tepicht) was born on June 10, 1938 in the mining town of Villerupt in northern France. In the 1940s, when the town was attacked by Germany, her mother, father and older sister fled to Paris. Although she was young, she remembers that her father in 1940 was rounded-up and sent to a working camp, and eventually to Auschwitz. In July 1942, she, her sister and mother were rounded up and sent off to the Vélodrome d’Hiver where she stayed for a week until she was split up from her mother and destined to be sent to Auschwitz. Fortunately, Georgette and her sister were able to flee the Vel d’Hiv and were sent to Morée. She does not remember how she ended up there, but she does know that she was in hiding with her sister, and that there was a constant fear of being captured. She had to learn all the Catholic rites in order to pass off as a Catholic girl. In 1944, about the time of the liberation of France, she once more fled Morée and returned to Paris after jumping onto an American truck. Once she arrived in Paris with her sister, they sought out their grandmother who was still in hiding. All three stayed in hiding until the end of the war, and eventually moved to Israel in 1948. In Israel, she joined the Kibbutz – a collective community traditionally based on agriculture. She stayed there, learning Yiddish, until the 1950s. She eventually decided to move to Canada where her sister lived with her husband. In 1955, she finally arrived in Montreal where she went to business school and worked in the Quebec Order of Chartered Accountants. She married in 1957 and had three kids. In subsequent years, she researched the whereabouts of her family and tried to find a trace of those that helped her. She even returned to Paris to learn more about her past and her family legacy. She feels that her story should be told for future generations to remember, in her words: “if I can tell my grandchildren, then why not everyone [else]?”
Accession No.
WTH-462
Name Access
Brinberg, Georgette
Places
Villerupt, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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BROMET, Marcus Joseph H.

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
Date of Birth
July 05, 1893
Date of Death
December 25, 1916
Place of Burial
Pas de Calais, France
Cemetery
Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension
Age at Time of Death
23
Enlistment No.
457100
Rank
Private
Unit
60th Canadian Infantry
Notes
Private Marcus Bromet was from London, England. (British Jewry Book of Honour WWI written by Rabbi Dr. H. Abramowitz, Senior Chaplain to the British Forces)
Subjects
World War I
Record Source
Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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BROWN, Sidney

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
Date of Death
April 15, 1943
Place of Burial
Aisne, France
Cemetery
Mesnil-St.Laurent Churchyard
Age at Time of Death
25
Enlistment No.
J-15744
Rank
Flying Officer
Unit
Royal Canadian Air Force
Notes
Flying Officer Sidney Brown of North Bay, Ontario, was reported missing after air operations overseas and presumed dead on April 15, 1943, according to an official report.
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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BROWNSTONE, Yude

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Date of Birth
February 19, 1924
Date of Death
July 04, 1944
Place of Burial
Calvados, France
Cemetery
Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers
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
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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BUBIS, Meyer

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
Date of Birth
September 12, 1914
Date of Death
August 19, 1942
Place of Burial
Nord, France
Cemetery
Dunkirk Town Cemetery
Age at Time of Death
27
Enlistment No.
B-66596
Rank
Lance Corporal
Unit
Royal Regiment of Canada
Notes
Lance Corporal Meyer Bubis of Toronto, Ontario, was officially reported to have died on November 1, 1942. He enlisted in the army at Toronto on September 7, 1939, and proceeded to Iceland in June 1940. He was sent to England in 1941, where he was attached to headquarters. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and came to Canada in 1920. His sister, Esther Bubis, served with the Canadian Women's Army Corps.
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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BURNSTEIN, Jacob

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
Date of Birth
July 04, 1896
Date of Death
August 15, 1917
Place of Burial
Pas de Calais, France
Cemetery
St. Patrick's Cemetery, Loos
Age at Time of Death
21
Enlistment No.
46814
Rank
Private
Unit
13th Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Notes
Private Jacob Burnstein was from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. (British Jewry Book of Honour WWI written by Rabbi Dr. H. Abramowitz, Senior Chaplain to the British Forces)
Subjects
World War I
Record Source
Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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