860777 Private Israel AVERBACK, Army Catering Corps: 28/09/1944

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860777 Private ISRAEL AVERBACK
Army Catering Corps
who died age 25
on 28 September 1944
Remembered with honour: EINDHOVEN (WOENSEL) GENERAL CEMETERY
Grave Reference: Plot KK. Grave 133.
Location: Netherlands
Additional Info: Son of Spr. Israel Averback, R.E. (died of wounds in France, 7th June, 1918), and of Leah Averback, of Leeds, Yorkshire.

 

Clive

Re:

My first thought was how tragic to lose for a family to lose a father in WW1 and then a son in WW2
My second thought was to note that he was serving in the Catering Corps at the time of his death, perhaps not always considered to be risky in wartime.

My final thought was to query his age at the time he was killed... 25 ?
His father was killed in June 1918
Something doesn't quite tally there, or is it me ?

Ron

 

Ron
I think this is the man - Israel Averbach born Leeds Q/E December 1918. Dates look OK to me.

John

 

He has a Royal Artillery Service Number. Wonder how he ended up in the Catering Corp.

 

Hello Ron
Looks like he was just born when his Father died and he was nearly 26

regards
Clive