L. E. SCHLoss, 31 July 1917
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Lionel Ernest Schloss
Born:
22 Heshvan 5654 (01 November 1893)
Died:
12 Av 5677 (31 July 1917)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
SCH4504
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
22 Heshvan 5654 (01 November 1893)
Place of birth:
Poland
Death
Date of death:
12 Av 5677 (31 July 1917)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Place of death:
Pilckem Ridge, Ypres, Belgium
Cause of death:
Wounds sustained in the War
Places
Addresses
Parents' home:
17 Wildman Street Nottingham
Parents' Home:
24 Seely Road Nottingham
Parents':
18 Portland Road Nottingham
Schools
Name:
Nottingham High School
Year started:
1904
Year left:
1907
Name:
University of Portsmouth
Synagogues
Name:
Chaucer Street synagogue, Nottingham
Post War Plans, 1917
Family legend
Lionel's father was a Rabbi in Nottingham and Lionel intended to follow in his father's footsteps after the war with plans to study to become a Rabbi himself, unfortunately he was killed in Ypres before he could achieve his vocation.
Family
Siblings
David Schloss (male)
Freada Schloss (female)
Mina Schloss (female)
Parents
Father: Alexander S Schloss (male)
Mother: Alice Sarah Schloss (female)
Military Record
Military service:
British Army
Date enlisted/conscripted:
1915
Date discharged/death:
31 July 1917
Rank at discharge/death:
2nd Lieut.
Assignments
Regiment:
Coy Machine Gun Corps
Battalion/unit:
44th Battalion
Posting:
Belgium and France
Campaigns:
Passchendaele, Battle of Pilckem Ridge
Medal Card
Order for Lionel's Campaign Medals for fighting in World War One
Order for Lionel's Campaign Medals for fighting in World War One
Roll of Honour
Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Date of Death:
31 July 1917
Age:
23 years old
Regiment / service:
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), 44th Coy.
Cemetery:
Ypres (menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Grave reference:
Panel 56.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:
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