Majer Wolf Eirew
Born:
14 Elul 5652 (06 September 1892)
Basic Information
Birth
Date of birth:
14 Elul 5652 (06 September 1892)
Place of birth:
Lesniow, Galicia, Austria
Date arrived in Britain:
1939
Death
Place of death:
Manchester
Places
Addresses
Address given on dentist register of 1940:
255 Wilmslow Road Manchester (1940)
Schools
Name:
Manchester Dental Hospital
Coming to England
Being in the medical profession, Majer wasn't subjected to the same kind of treatment as other Jewish residents under the Nazi regime. However, eventually his practice was shut down, so he and his family emigrated to England in 1939. They appear on the 1939 census as living at 50 Dennison Road, Manchester.
Despite being a qualified dentist, because he did not speak any English he had to retrain once he arrived in the UK, which he did at Manchester Dental Hospital, helping to teach the other students because he was so skilled!
Majer passed his exams in just one year, and appears on the 1942 Dentist Register as having registered in March 1940.
Second World War
Majer was considered an 'enemy alien' due to his German nationality. This would usually mean he would be sent to an internment camp for the duration of the war; however he was granted exemption on the grounds of being a refugee, and was able to continue practicing as a dentist throughout the Second World War.
Family
Spouse
Country of marriage:
Austria
Children
Siblings
Parents
Father: Ascher Eirew (male)
Mother: Anna Sochodoler (female)
Homefront
Exemption from internment during the Second World War
Exemption from internment during the Second World War
Military Record
Military service:
Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Army
Rank at discharge/death:
Medical Officer
Assignments
Campaigns:
Majer served as a doctor in the Austrian army, serving on the Eastern Front during the First World War. He at one point stumbled into enemy lines, but as he was a medic he was sent back. It is said that the terrible things he had witnessed during the war meant he gave up being a doctor and retrained as a dentist after he returned home.
Other Occupations
Type of employment:
Dental Surgeon
Gallery
Binoculars used by Majer whilst serving with the Austro-Hungarian army
Binoculars & case. Gallilean binoculars & case, joint between objective lenses holds miniature compass. The strap on the case has been replaced by a knotted piece of black cord.© IWM OPT 105
Binoculars used by Majer whilst serving with the Austro-Hungarian army
Binoculars & case. Gallilean binoculars & case, joint between objective lenses holds miniature compass. The strap on the case has been replaced by a knotted piece of black cord.© IWM OPT 105
