I. FREEDMAN, 11 August 1918
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Isaiah Freedman "Issy"
Born:
1898
Died:
3 Elul 5678 (11 August 1918)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
FRE7765
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
1898
Place of birth:
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Death
Date of death:
3 Elul 5678 (11 August 1918)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Place of death:
Flanders, France
Cause of death:
Killed in Action
Places
Addresses
Parents' Home:
16 Adelphe Street, Glasgow (1901)
Parents' Home:
119e, Main Street, Gorbals, Glasgow
Other Organisations
Name:
Jewish Lads' Brigade
Enlisting
It would seem that, like many young men at the time, Isaiah lied about his age when he enlisted. On his grave it states he was 22 when he died in 1918, when in reality he would have been 20 years old.
Family
Siblings
Samuel Freedman (male)
Lasarus Freedman (male)
Moses Freedman (male)
Wolf Freedman (male)
Tibby Freedman (female)
Rebecca Freedman (female)
Parents
Father: Morris Freedman (male)
Mother: Nellie Freedman (female)
Military Record
Military service:
British Army
Military record no.:
38872
Date discharged/death:
11 August 1918
Rank at discharge/death:
Private
Assignments
Regiment:
Royal Scots
Battalion/unit:
5th/6th Battalion
Posting:
France
Roll of Honour
Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank:
Private
Date of Death:
11 August 1918
Age:
22 years old
Regiment / service:
Royal Scots, 5th/6th Bn.
Cemetery:
Bouchoir New British Cemetery, France
Grave reference:
VI. B. 21.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:
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