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Benn Jack Brunel Cohen
Born:
6 Tishri 5647 (05 October 1886)
Died:
9 Iyyar 5725 (11 May 1965)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
COH0728
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
6 Tishri 5647 (05 October 1886)
Place of birth:
Liverpool
Death
Date of death:
9 Iyyar 5725 (11 May 1965)
Died in combat?:
No
Places
Schools
Name:
Cheltenham College
Other Organisations
Name:
The British Legion
Significance:
Honorary Treasurer
Name:
The British Conservative Party
Significance:
MP
Amputation
Cohen volunteered for military service in 1906, joining a territorial battalion of the King's Liverpool Regiment. He served with the battalion after the outbreak of the First World War, but remained in the depot in Liverpool until 1917. Meanwhile, two elder brothers joined the Regiment on the Western Front in France, where one was killed in action and the second was gassed. At his own request, Cohen was sent to France in early 1917. He was promoted to Major in June 1917, but was wounded at the Third Battle of Ypres, and both legs were amputated above the knee. He used an electric wheelchair for most of his life afterwards.
Wikipedia article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Cohen_(politician)
Family
Spouse
Vera Evelyn Samuel (female)
Siblings
Samuel Mailtland Cohen (male)
Ethel Julie Cohen (female)
Harold Leopold Wolfe Cohen (male)
Rex David Cohen (male)
Ruth Louise Cohen (female)
Eliot Charlie Cohen
Parents
Father: Louis Samuel Cohen (male)
Mother: Martha Levy "May" (female)
Military Record
Military service:
Army
Date enlisted/conscripted:
1906
Date discharged/death:
1917
Rank at discharge/death:
Major
Sustained injuries:
Both legs were amputated.
Assignments
Regiment:
The King's Liverpool Regiment
Campaigns:
Passchendaele
Medal card
Roll of Honour
Other Occupations
Type of employment:
Conservative MP for Liverpool Fairfield
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