E. KAHN, 04 May 1915
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Edgar Kahn
Born:
22 Adar 5652 (21 March 1892)
Died:
21 Iyyar 5675 (05 May 1915)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
KAH2806
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
22 Adar 5652 (21 March 1892)
Place of birth:
Finsbury Park, London, England
Death
Date of death:
21 Iyyar 5675 (05 May 1915)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Place of death:
Hill 60, Western Front
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Burial place:
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Edgar
© IWM (HU 123344)
© IWM (HU 123344)
Places
Addresses
Parents' home:
53 Compayne Gardens, Hampstead N W (1911)
Schools
Name:
University College
Other Organisations
Name:
Jewish Lads' Brigade
Significance:
Officer
Name:
Canvassing Committee of the Jewish Board of Guardians
Significance:
Honorary Secretary
Name:
Hendon Golf Club
Synagogues
Killed in Action, 04 May 1915
He died defending Hill 60 from a concentrated German attack during the Second Battle of Ypres, alongside Captain John Adams when a shell exploded next to them.
Family
Parents
Father: Emil Kahn (male)
Mother: Frances Isaacs (female)
Homefront
Military Record
Military service:
Army
Date enlisted/conscripted:
18 September 1914
Date discharged/death:
05 May 1915
Rank at discharge/death:
2nd Lieutenant
Assignments
Regiment:
Honourable Artillery Company
Regiment:
The Leinster Regiment (Prince of Wales' Royal Canadians)
Battalion/unit:
1st (100th Foot) Bn
Roll of Honour
Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Date of Death:
05 May 1915
Age:
23 years old
Regiment / service:
Leinster Regiment, 1st Bn.
Cemetery:
Ypres (menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Grave reference:
Panel 44.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:
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