HYMAN
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Leonard Hyman
Born:
9 Iyyar 5658 (01 May 1898)
Died:
24 Sivan 5729 (10 June 1969)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
HYM7918
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
9 Iyyar 5658 (01 May 1898)
Place of birth:
Leeds, Yorkshire
Death
Date of death:
24 Sivan 5729 (10 June 1969)
Died in combat?:
No
Place of death:
Bradford, Yorkshire
Burial place:
Hill Top Jewish Cemetery, Leeds
Places
Addresses
Family Home in 1901 Census:
52 Crawford Street Leeds, Yorkshire (01 April 1901)
Family Home, 1911 Census and 1939 Register:
22 Howarth Place Leeds, Yorkshire (02 April 1911)
Family
Siblings
Isidore (male)
Wilfred (male)
Kenneth (?) (male)
Parents
Mother: Rachel Cohen (female)
Father: Morris (male)
Homefront
What was the impact of this:
In the 1939 Register his income/occupation is listed as 'war pension and other private means'.
Military Record
Military service:
Army
Military record no.:
42350
Date enlisted/conscripted:
1914
Date discharged/death:
12 November 1918
Rank at discharge/death:
Private
Sustained injuries:
wounded, entitled to wear a wound stripe
Invalided out of service:
21 December 1917
Assignments
Regiment:
West Yorkshire Regiment
Battalion/unit:
2/5th Battalion
Medals:
Victory Medal
British War Medal
Silver War Badge
British War Medal
Silver War Badge
1 of 4Wound Report Record, Dec 1917
2 of 4Silver War Badge List
Awarded following honourable discharge according to King's Regulation 392 (xvi) - on grounds of being permanently unfit, in this case due to war wound. Because he was wounded in service overseas he would have been eligible for both a King's Certificate and a Silver War Badge
3 of 4Personal Medal Card
Silver War Badge card with other medals added. Lists cause of discharge as AO 291/18 2a - Army Order 219 (October 1918) para 2a. Disabled men who had served at least 7 consecutive days overseas
4 of 4West Yorkshire Regiment Medal Roll
1 of 4Wound Report Record, Dec 1917
2 of 4Silver War Badge List
Awarded following honourable discharge according to King's Regulation 392 (xvi) - on grounds of being permanently unfit, in this case due to war wound. Because he was wounded in service overseas he would have been eligible for both a King's Certificate and a Silver War Badge
3 of 4Personal Medal Card
Silver War Badge card with other medals added. Lists cause of discharge as AO 291/18 2a - Army Order 219 (October 1918) para 2a. Disabled men who had served at least 7 consecutive days overseas
4 of 4West Yorkshire Regiment Medal Roll
Roll of Honour
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