Henry Theodore Dreschfeld (DRE0748)

Places

Addresses

Family Home:

Ounsdale Lodge, Broom Lane, Broughton Salford

Schools

Name:

Manchester Grammar School

Name:

Tettenhall College

Name:

Faculty of Medicine of Owen’s College

Year started:

1885

Year left:

1893

Name:

Manchester Dental Hospital

Year started:

1894

Other Organisations

Name:

Jewish Lads' Brigade

Significance:

Served as Lieutenant Colonel

Name:

Jewish Operatic Society

Significance:

Served as President

Name:

Committee of the Jewish Board of Guardians

Significance:

Served over 20 years on the board

Synagogues

Name:

Manchester Reform Synagogue

Early life and Education

Henry was educated at Manchester Grammar School when he was awarded a scholarship to Tettenhall College after which he proceeded to study dentistry. He proved an exceptional surgeon and lectured regularly on the need for improved dental practice and hygiene. He was an active member of the Jewish Operatic Society, eventually becoming president. He was also heavily involved in charitable work and served for 20 years on the Manchester Committee of the Jewish Board of Guardians. In his youth he was also an active member of the Jewish Lads’ Brigade, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Throughout his life he was also a keen rugby player and boxer, remaining a follower of both into his adult life.

Death , 19 February 1915

While posted at a training camp in Eastbourne Henry suffered an appendicitis and subsequently died of complications after the surgery. At his funeral officers of Jewish Lads’ Brigade served as his pall-bearers and Manchester Grammar School Magazine described him as “a highly gifted man who, to the qualities of geniality, good nature, and keen humour, added indomitable will and energy”.

Family

Spouse

Jessie Mindele Frankenburg (female)

Other surname / Maiden name:

Dreschfeld

Country of marriage:

England

Children

Marjorie Ruth Dreshfield (female)

Godbert W Dreshfield (male)

Donald L Dreshfield

Joan Elizabeth Dreshfield (female)

Barbara Eve Dreshfield (female)

Leonard Ralph Dreshfield (male)

Siblings

Ada Rose Dreschfeld (female)

Julius Dreschfeld (male)

Parents

Father: Leopold Dreschfeld Dreschfeld (male)

Mother: Henrietta Dreschfeld (female)

Homefront

Occupation:

Dental Surgeon

What was the impact of this:

Dreschfeld was slightly older than was normal upon enlisting having an established career as a Denal Surgeon already before the war. January 1894 he wrote an article in the British Medical Journal about dental injuries and he lectured in 1902, 1907 and 1908 about fillings and the importance of dental hygiene.

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