Name: ROSENBERG, PERCY Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment Unit Text: 2nd Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 14/10/1944 Service No: 14722832 Additional information: Son of Jacob and Clara Rosenberg, of Mile End, London. Grave/Memorial Reference: I. C. 2. Cemetery: OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY
On the morning of 18th June 1944 the 8th DLI moved off to occupy the Parc de la Mere area a mile south of Lingevres.The route was along the Lingevres -Tilly Road and B Company were the leading company at this time.Four hundred yards south of Parc de la Mere the leading section of B Company came upon a party of Germans who were taken completely by surprise using stens and brens the section accounted for over a dozen of the enemy(dead or wounded) the rest retreated to the Chateau du Cordillion where they quickly retaliated and brought down a very heavy and extrmely accurate mortar barrage onto the B Company positions resulting in a number of casualties including 5622757 CSM Ben Moscow who had previously saw service with The Devonshire Regiment. Name:MOSCOW, BENJAMIN Nationality:United Kingdom Rank:Warrant Officer Class II (C.S.M.) Regiment/ServiceDurham Light Infantry Unit Text:8th Bn. Age:25 Date of Death:18/06/1944 Service No:5622757 Additional information:Son of Wally and Annie Moscow, of Enfield, Middlesex; husband of Gladys Rita Moscow, of Chingford, Essex.Casualty Type:Commonwealth War DeadGrave/Memorial Reference:XV. H. 16.Cemetery:Bayeux
Name: FEINSTEIN, SAM Nationality: Canadian Rank: Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force Unit Text: 12 (R.A.F.) Sqdn Age: 21 Date of Death: 30/09/1942 Service No: R/104215 Additional information: Son of Isador and Fannie Feinstein, of Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 1. Row A. Grave 21. Cemetery: BERGEN GENERAL CEMETERY
Name: MELHADO, LESLIE STANHOPE United Kingdom Rank: Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Unit Text: 44 Sqdn. Age: 29 Date of Death: 06/06/1942 Service No: 1384447 Additional information: Son of Cyril and Ivy Melhado; husband of Lorna Melhado, of Halfway Tree, St. Andrews, Jamaica. Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 1. Row B. Grave 6. Cemetery: BERGEN GENERAL CEMETERY
Name: NAGLEY, SIDNEY Initials: S Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Pioneer Corps Unit Text: 214 Coy. Age: 29 Date of Death: 07/06/1945 Service No: 13047391 Additional information: Son of Joseph and Hettie Nagley, of Harehills, Leeds, Yorkshire. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 4. Grave 292. Cemetery: APELDOORN (UGCHELEN-HEIDEHOF) GENERAL CEMETERY
Name: SIGLER, BENJAMIN Rank: Sergeant (Pilot) Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Unit Text: 12 Sqdn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 31/05/1942 Service No: 1293656 Additional information: Son of Leon Berku Sigler and Claire Sigler. Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 85. Row C. Coll. grave 17. Cemetery: AMSTERDAM NEW EASTERN CEMETERY
Capt Bill Firstly, many thanks for your contribution to this fascinating thread. As you may have realised by now, once your contribution was made, my work started, but I just had to had to stop for a minute to draw the attention of forum members to something to which you have just drawn my attention. I am referring to the Smollan brothers, Harold, Dennis & Joshua. In 1943 Dennis, in the RAFVR at the age of 21, was killed and is buried at Hazelrigg Jewish Cemetery In 1944 Joshua, in the RAFVR at the age of 29, was killed and is buried at Becklingham War Cemetery In 1945 Harold, in the West Yorkshire Rgt at the age of 19, was killed and is commemorated on the Malta Memorial. As someone who saw how devastated his parents were at the loss of one of their sons in the RAF, I simply can't begin to visualise the feelings of the Smollan boy's parents when they had to face loosing three of their sons in three sucessive years. What a terrible price to pay for the ultimate victory ! Lest we forget. Ron Ron, You have started my interest also - so ive added a few bits of info to a new thread http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/war-cemeteries-war-memorial-research/25070-ajex-smollan-brothers.html
4th Reconnaissance Corps 6347523 - Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regt Who died age 27 on 04 January 1945 DOW PHALERON WAR CEMETERY 18. C. 5. Photo courtesy of Dean May Cheers Paul
A photo of the young Bernard Fine and a link to his roll of honour form and nominal roll certificate. http://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/AWM108/006/006466.pdf WW2 Nominal Roll - Certificate for BERNARD DAVID FINE
Schwartz_M and Laufer_US http://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/AWM108/011/011101.pdf http://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/AWM108/018/018891.pdf Sadly, both were drowned on the same day. The once great Murray river runs through the town.
Capt Bill, Englandphil, RecceMitch (Paul) & Smidge Many thanks for all your fresh input, more research for me now at this end Best regards Ron
Spidge In posting No.51 above I see you say: Sadly, both were drowned on the same day. That, regrettably, is only the half of it. When I wenr to add their details on to a spreadsheet I realised that their service numbers were consecutive. meaning, of course, that they had signed up together ! Whilst thinking about service numbers I am reminded of a bit of research I did when Geoff's wonderful search engine first materialised, it was here: http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/geoffs-search-engine/12597-geoffs-search-engine-ww2.html See posting No.26 Best regards and thanks again for your input. Ron
18th Reconnaissance Corps 4133199 Who died age 32 on 02 June 1943 CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY 7. F. 2. Photo courtesy of Tony Beck Cheers Paul
3rd Reconnaissance Corps 14440008 Who died age 18 on 04 February 1945 Son of Edward Bulmanory, and of Rachel Bulmanory, of Macclesfield, Cheshire. MILSBEEK WAR CEMETERY II. B. 7. Photo courtesy of Andy Baker & Tom Buttress Cheers Paul
49th Reconnaissance Corps 4617835 Who died age 24 on 08 March 1945 Son of Abraham and Lottie Chevinsky; husband of Estella Chevinsky, of Cricklewood, Middlesex. ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY 14. B. 10. Photo courtesy of Sanguinicus Cheers Paul
5th Reconnaissance Corps 6476789 Who died on 20 July 1943 KIA CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY II. C. 30. Photo courtesy of Sebastiano Giannitto Cheers Paul
Photo link to the website of 1° Institute “ M. BARTOLO “, Pachino, (Sicily) VIRTUAL BRITISH WAR CEMETERY OF CATANIA by 1°IIS M. Bartolo - PACHINO Name: FINE, ELI Rank: Gunner Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery Unit Text: 127 Field Regt. Age: 24 Date of Death: 24/07/1943 Service No: 948737 Additional information: Son of Barnet and Florrie Fine, of Leeds, Yorkshire. Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. K. 24. CEMETERY: CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY
