GOLDBERG
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Benjamin Goldberg
Born:
1896
Died:
1969
Basic Information
Unique reference:
GOL0764
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
1896
Place of birth:
Manchester
Death
Date of death:
1969
Died in combat?:
No
Place of death:
Southport
Places
Addresses
Family Home:
99 Stocks Street Cheetham Manchester
Own Home:
128A Sussex Road Southport (1939)
Family Home:
99 Stocks Street Cheetham Manchester
Own Home:
128A Sussex Road Southport (1939)
Family Home:
99 Stocks Street Cheetham Manchester
Own Home:
128A Sussex Road Southport (1939)
Wounded
Entitled to wear a Wound Stripe after being wounded in France, November 1918
Family
Spouse
Fanny Hirsch (female)
Place of marriage:
Central Synagogue, Manchester
Spouse
Marian Rechler (female)
Place of marriage:
Manchester
Spouse
Millicent (female)
Place of marriage:
Manchester
Children
Natalie (female)
Siblings
Hyman Louis Goldberg (male)
Solomon Goldberg (male)
Leah Goldberg "Lily" (female)
Aaron Goldberg "Harry" (male)
Parents
Mother: Rachel Goldberg (female)
Father: Barnett Goldberg (male)
Military Record
Military service:
Army
Military record no.:
227285, 5472
Date enlisted/conscripted:
March 1915
Date discharged/death:
February 1919
Rank at discharge/death:
Rifleman
Invalided out of service:
November 1918
Assignments
Regiment:
Monmouthshire Regiment
Battalion/unit:
1st Battalion
Posting:
France and Belgium
Campaigns:
Battle of Arras, Ypres, Cambrai and Havrincourt
Medals:
British War
Victory
Victory
Roll of Honour
Other Occupations
Type of employment:
Cabinet Maker
Type of employment:
Optician
Gallery
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9 of 17Benjamin in later life (left) and in uniform (right)
10 of 17Business card
11 of 17Field Card
12 of 17Field Card
13 of 17Prayer book for Jewish Soldiers
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16 of 17Prayer book for Jewish Soldiers
17 of 17Prayer book for Jewish Soldiers
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7 of 17Letter 3a
8 of 17Letter 3b
9 of 17Benjamin in later life (left) and in uniform (right)
10 of 17Business card
11 of 17Field Card
12 of 17Field Card
13 of 17Prayer book for Jewish Soldiers
14 of 17Prayer book for Jewish Soldiers
15 of 17Prayer book for Jewish Soldiers
16 of 17Prayer book for Jewish Soldiers
17 of 17Prayer book for Jewish Soldiers
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