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Ben Goldsmith

Ben Goldsmith

Born:
1895
Died:
5 Sivan 5678 (16 May 1918)

Basic Information

Unique reference:
GOL9503
Gender:
Male

Birth

Date of birth:
1895
Place of birth:
Cheetham Hill

Death

Date of death:
5 Sivan 5678 (16 May 1918)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Place of death:
Somme, France
Burial place:
Doullens Communal Cemetery

Places

Addresses

44 Bury Old Road Crumpsall

Schools

Name:
Southall Street

Synagogues

Name:
Manchester Great Synagogue

Family

Siblings

Joseph (male)
Saul (male)
Gladys (female)
Marie (female)
Lillian (female)
Violet (female)
Leopold (male)

Parents

Father: Isaac Goldsmith (male)
Mother: Agnes Goldsmith (female)

Military Record

Military service:
Army
Military record no.:
1995
Date discharged/death:
16 May 1918
Rank at discharge/death:
Private

Roll of Honour

B. GOLDSMITH, 16 May 1918

British Jewry Book of Honour - Page 113

Commonwealth Graves Commission

Rank:
Private
Date of Death:
16 May 1918
Age:
23 years old
Regiment / service:
Canadian Army Medical Corps, 6th Field Amb.
Cemetery:
Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.2, France
Grave reference:
I. B. 1.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:
SON OF I. & A. GOLDSMITH. MANCHESTER. MAY HIS DEAR SOUL REST IN PEACE

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