LEITZ
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Hyam Leitz
Born:
1894
Died:
22 Av 5677 (10 August 1917)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
LEI0200
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
1894
Place of birth:
Lithuania
Death
Date of death:
22 Av 5677 (10 August 1917)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Place of death:
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in Action
Burial place:
Ypres, Menin Gate Memorial
Places
Addresses
Parents' Home:
17 Eva Street, Neath, Wales
Synagogues
Name:
Swansea Hebrew Congregation
Family
Parents
Father: Herman Leitz (male)
Mother: Golda Leitz (female)
Military Record
Military service:
British Army
Military record no.:
7173
Date discharged/death:
10 August 1917
Rank at discharge/death:
Private
Sustained injuries:
Killed in Action
Assignments
Regiment:
Royal Fusiliers, London Regiment
Battalion/unit:
18th Battalion
Posting:
Ypres, Belgium
Medals 1919
Leitz's approval for campaign medals
Leitz's approval for campaign medals
Roll of Honour
Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank:
Private
Date of Death:
10 August 1917
Age:
23 years old
Regiment / service:
Royal Fusiliers, "C" Coy. 11th Bn.
Cemetery:
Ypres (menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Grave reference:
Panel 6.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:
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