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Joseph Ellis Cohen
Born:
23 Tammuz 5659 (01 July 1899)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
COH0245
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
23 Tammuz 5659 (01 July 1899)
Place of birth:
Newcastle
Basic Information
Record of Service
Record of Service
Places
Addresses
30 Elswick East Terrace Elswick, Newcastle (1901)
44 Clayton Street, Newcastle (1916)
Discharge address:
40 Sanderson Rd Jesmond, Newcastle (30 November 1916)
Family story as told to Rabbi Meir Salasnik
Conscripted aged 17 He spent only one night in the trenches and was then captured. His family was advised that he was missing in action, but his elder sister Alice dreamt that he was alive. The next day, the family was advised that he had been exchanged for a German prisoner and was returning to England. He survived his time in the camp by becoming camp translator as he was fluent in Yiddish and could understand German. For this reason, he received better rations.
Family
Siblings
Dora Cohen (female)
Esther Cohen (female)
Alice Cohen (female)
Parents
Father: Lazarus Cohen (male)
Mother: Annie (female)
Military Record
Military record no.:
29448
Date enlisted/conscripted:
28 August 1916
Rank at discharge/death:
Cpl.
Assignments
Regiment:
West Yorkshire Regt.
Regiment:
North Lancashire
Other Occupations
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