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COHEN, Julius (Julien)
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Birth
- May 10, 1888
- Date of Death
- August 18, 1918
- Place of Burial
- Somme, France
- Age at Time of Death
- 31
- Enlistment No.
- 347688
- Rank
- Private or Driver
- Unit
- 1st Division Ammunition Col. (Canadian Field Artillery)
- Notes
- Driver Julius Cohen was from Montreal, Quebec. He was born in Russia. Next of kin Rabbi H. Cohen. His family name could have been Kahansky. (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
GOLDSMITH, Benjamin
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy176
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- 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
- March 11, 1894
- Date of Death
- May 16, 1918
- Place of Burial
- Somme, France
- Age at Time of Death
- 24
- Enlistment No.
- 1995
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- 6th Canadian Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps.
- Notes
- Private Benjamin Goldsmith was from Manchester, 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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GOLDSTEIN, Alf (Alfred)
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Birth
- March 08, 1897
- Date of Death
- June 07, 1918
- Place of Burial
- Somme, France
- Cemetery
- St. Riquier British Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 22
- Enlistment No.
- 3106165
- Rank
- Sapper
- Unit
- Canadian Railway Troops, 13th Battalion
- Notes
- Sapper Alf Goldstein 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
GOULDING, Barnett
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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 28, 1890
- Date of Death
- October 25, 1916
- Place of Burial
- Somme, France
- Cemetery
- Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont
- Age at Time of Death
- 26
- Enlistment No.
- 622936
- Rank
- Lance Corporal
- Unit
- 44th Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)
- Notes
- Lance Corporal Barnett Goulding was from Winnipeg, Manitoba. (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
HACKMAN (HOCKMAN), Samuel
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Birth
- 1890
- Date of Death
- September 24, 1916
- Place of Burial
- Somme, France
- Cemetery
- Puchevillers British Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 28
- Enlistment No.
- 160123
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- 4th Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
- Notes
- Private Samuel Hackman emigrated from Russia with his parents, first living in Rumsey and then in Calgary, Alberta. He enlisted in the 32nd Battalion in May 1916. His name appears first on the Calgary Jewish cenotaph. (Sources: British Jewry Book of Honour WWI by Rabbi Dr. H. Abramowitz, Senior Chaplain to the British Forces, and Personal Stories of the Jewish Military Veterans of Southern Alberta by Tyler Trafford)
- Subjects
- World War I
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
HINES, Stewart Christopher
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Birth
- September 10, 1888
- Date of Death
- September 11, 1916
- Place of Burial
- Somme, France
- Cemetery
- Talmas Communal Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 28
- Enlistment No.
- 100390
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- 49th Canadian Infantry (Albert Regiment)
- Notes
- Private Stewart Hines was from Halifax, 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
KRAMER, Julius
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- 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
- 1924
- Date of Death
- June 25, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Somme, France
- Age at Time of Death
- 22
- Enlistment No.
- J-85984
- Rank
- Pilot Officer
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Pilot Officer Julius Kramer of Toronto, Ontario, was reported missing and presumed dead on June 25, 1944, according to an official announcement. Pilot Officer Kramer went overseas early in 1944 and had completed 23 flights when he failed to return to his base from a raid on Prouville, France. A brother, Louis, served with the U.S. Army.
- 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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LEVY, George Sutherland
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Birth
- February 06, 1894
- Date of Death
- September 21, 1916
- Place of Burial
- Somme, France
- Cemetery
- Serre Road Cemetery No. 2
- Age at Time of Death
- 24
- Enlistment No.
- 153929
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- 43rd Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
- Notes
- Private George Levy was from Boness Bridge, New Brunswick.
- Subjects
- World War I
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
PERELES, Nathan
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy367
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Birth
- May 07, 1897
- Date of Death
- August 17, 1918
- Place of Burial
- Somme, France
- Cemetery
- Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 19
- Enlistment No.
- 622794
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- 10th Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
- Notes
- Private Nathan Pereles lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was born in Odessa, Russia. (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
RAPPAPORT, Melvin (Meyer) David
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
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- textual record
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- Date of Birth
- November 23, 1894
- Date of Death
- August 08, 1918
- Place of Burial
- Somme, France
- Age at Time of Death
- 23
- Enlistment No.
- 850736
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- 43rd Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
- Notes
- Private Melvin Rappaport was from Manchester, England. He served under the name Melvin David Raport.
- 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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RUBIN, Fred
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Birth
- May 13, 1883
- Date of Death
- August 05, 1918
- Place of Burial
- Somme, France
- Cemetery
- Longueau British Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 35
- Enlistment No.
- 348753
- Rank
- Driver
- Unit
- Canadian Field Artillery, 10th Bde
- Notes
- Driver Fred Rubin was from Manchester, England.
- Subjects
- World War I
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
SIMMONS, Bernard Ellis
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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
- April 19, 1886
- Date of Death
- August 08, 1918
- Place of Burial
- Somme, France
- Cemetery
- Demuin British Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 32
- Enlistment No.
- 77175
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- 16th Canadian Scottish Regiment (Manitoba Regiment)
- Notes
- Private Bernard Simmons 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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VALINSKY, Solomon
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Birth
- January 01, 1899
- Date of Death
- August 08, 1918
- Place of Burial
- Somme, France
- Cemetery
- Hangard Wood British Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 19
- Enlistment No.
- 1030622
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- 13th Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
- Notes
- Private Solomon Valinsky was from Liverpool, England. He served under the name Salem Valins. (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
WARTMAN, Alvin Edmund
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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Birth
- January 22, 1891
- Date of Death
- October 16, 1916
- Place of Burial
- Somme, France
- Cemetery
- Puchevillers British Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 25
- Enlistment No.
- 1783
- Rank
- Sergeant
- Unit
- Canadian Army Medical Corps
- Notes
- Sergeant Alvin Wartman of Newburgh, Ontario, joined the 5th Field Ambulance when war broke out. According to his obituary in the Toronto Star of October 1916, “He was promoted to corporal but a few days after his enlistment and received his sergeant’s stripes a few weeks later... [He was] wounded during the early days of the Canadian attack at the Somme on Sept. 17” and died from his wounds a month later. Sergeant Wartman was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. According to the Queen’s University journal of November 21, 1916, the award was bestowed for “his bravery and devotion to duty under circumstances of extreme difficulty during the heavy fighting of Sept. 15th and 16th.”
- Subjects
- World War I
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
WILLIAMS, Joseph
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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 12, 1878
- Date of Death
- September 03, 1916
- Place of Burial
- Somme, France
- Age at Time of Death
- 38
- Enlistment No.
- 442831
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- 2nd Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
- Notes
- Private Joseph Williams resided in New York City but was born in 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
WOLFOVITCH, Michael
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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
- June 16, 1893
- Date of Death
- November 21, 1916
- Place of Burial
- Somme, France
- Cemetery
- Contay British Cemetery, Contay
- Age at Time of Death
- 24
- Enlistment No.
- 410344
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- 38th Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
- Notes
- Private Michael Wolfovitch was from Montreal, Quebec. He served under the name Michael Lazarus. There is a Star of David on his gravestone. (See 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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