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David Reginald Herman Philip Goldsmid Stern Salomons

David Reginald Herman Philip Goldsmid Stern Salomons "Reggie"

Born:
4 Heshvan 5646 (13 October 1885)
Died:
20 Heshvan 5676 (28 October 1915)

Basic Information

Unique reference:
SAL9620
Gender:
Male

Birth

Date of birth:
4 Heshvan 5646 (13 October 1885)
Place of birth:
Tunbridge Wells

Death

Date of death:
20 Heshvan 5676 (28 October 1915)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Place of death:
Aegean Sea
Cause of death:
Drowning when H.M.S. Hythe was in a collision
Burial place:
Helles Memorial, Gallipoli

Places

Addresses

Family home:
Broomhill, Tunbridge Wells

Schools

Name:
Eton
Name:
Gonville Academy
Name:
Caius College, Cambridge

Legacy

As Reggie was the only son of Sir David, the baronetcy became extinct on his father's death in 1925.

Family

Siblings

Maud Julia Salomons (female)
Sybil Gwendolen Salomons (female)
Vera Frances Salomons (female)
Ethel Dorothy Salomons (female)

Parents

Father: Sir David Lionel Goldsmid Stern Salomons (male)
Mother: Laura Julia De Stern (female)

Homefront

Military Record

Military service:
Army
Date enlisted/conscripted:
1911
Date discharged/death:
28 October 1915
Rank at discharge/death:
Captain
Assignments
Regiment:
Royal Engineers
Battalion/unit:
3rd Kent Field Company
Campaigns:
Gallipoli

Roll of Honour

D. R. H. P. SALOMONS, 28 October 1915

British Jewry Book of Honour - Page 95

Commonwealth Graves Commission

Rank:
Captain
Date of Death:
28 October 1915
Age:
Regiment / service:
Royal Engineers
Cemetery:
Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Grave reference:
Panel 24 to 26 or 325 to 328.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:

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