Jack Mendelovitch (MEN0201)

Basic Information

Unique reference:

MEN0201

Other first name:

Jacob

Other surname:

Mendelowitch/Mendel

Gender:

Male

Birth

Date of birth:

19 Heshvan 5656 (06 November 1895)

Place of birth:

St. Georges in the East, London

Death

Date of death:

11 Heshvan 5719 (25 October 1958)

Died in combat?:

Burial place:

Willesden United Synagogue Cemetery

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Jack Mendel
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Obituary from The Jewish Chronicle
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Obituary from The Jewish Chronicle
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Obituary from The Jewish Chronicle
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Obituary from The Jewish Chronicle
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Jack Mendelovitch locket
Taken around 1918
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Jack Mendelovitch
Taken around 1918
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Headstones

Places

Addresses

111 Rutland Street, Mile End Old Town, London

340 Kingsland Road, Hackney, London

Schools

Name:

Baker Street School

Year started:

1900

Name:

Enfield Road School

Year started:

1904

Other Organisations

Name:

North London Sinai Association

Name:

Great Garden Street Talmud Torah

Name:

Guild for Social Service at the Great Synagogue, Duke's Place

Name:

Council of the United Synagogue

Name:

Board of Deputies

Name:

London Board for Shechita

Name:

London Board of Jewish Religious Education

Name:

Board of Guardians

Synagogues

Name:

New West End Synagogue, St. Petersburgh Place

Name:

Hendon United Synagogue

Signing Up

When war broke out in 1914 Jack first joined the British Army at the age of 16, when his mother, Fay, found out she revealed his true age and had him pulled out. Jack then again joined at the age of 17 and once again his mother had him removed. In 1916 at the true age of 18 Jack was called up to serve his country.

Silver Cigarette Box

Jack carried a silver cigarette box in his breast pocket, one time he opened it and inside he found not only his cigarettes but also a bullet, fortunately Jack himself survived the war completely unscathed.

Family

Spouse

Miriam Goldstein (female)

Place of marriage:

London City - 06/1922

Children

Naomi Rose Lewis (female)

Patricia Fay Deborah Allin (female)

Pamela Sara Plesner (female)

Siblings

Rose Bennet (female)

Dinah Blumenthall (female)

Parents

Father: Harris Mendelovitch (male)

Mother: Freida Mendelovitch "Fay" (female)

Jack and Miriam Mendelovitch
Married in 1922

Military Record

Military service:

Army

Military record no.:

158417/890915

Date enlisted/conscripted:

01 March 1916

Rank at discharge/death:

Signaller/Gunner

Assignments

Regiment:

Royal Field Artillery

Battalion/unit:

230th Brigade

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WW1 Registration Document
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WW1 Medal Roll Index Card
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Extract from The Jewish Cronicle
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WW1 Service and Award Medal Roll
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Extract from The Jewish Chronicle

Roll of Honour

MENDELOWITCH

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