Norman Mortimer Joseph Kohnstamm
Born:
24 Adar I 5657 (26 February 1897)
Died:
10 Nisan 5678 (23 March 1918)
Basic Information
Birth
Date of birth:
24 Adar I 5657 (26 February 1897)
Death
Date of death:
10 Nisan 5678 (23 March 1918)
Cause of death:
Killed in Action
Burial place:
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension
Places
Addresses
Family home:
41 Frognal, London
Schools
Other Organisations
Name:
Westminster School O.T.C.
Synagogues
Name:
West London Synagogue
Recorded in Norman's Ledger as head of Grant House, Westminster School, 29 March 1915
It is the last evening of Lent Term 1915 and the event that I am to describe took place on the last evening of Lent Term 1914; on the evening in question we had our annual fire-escape practice, the canvas shute had been thrown out of window and according to custom I was the first to descend; I managed to get half way down without any misadventure, but no further, there I remained, the lower end of the shute had unfortunately either been retained at the big dorm window or had stuck in a window on the way down, anyhow after a considerable amount of rather unnecessary excitement on the part of everyone but myself I was at length hauled into safety hanging onto the rope that constituted part of the fire escape, the rope I might say is in a distinctly work out and rather precarious condition and I advise no-one to repeat my adventure unless absolutely necessary.
(http://firstworldwar.westminster.org.uk/?p=1270)
Scarlet fever
Only a short time into his tenure as Head of House, Norman fell ill with scarlet fever:
"…from which I did not rise for 10 weeks, for the next 6 months I was kept in exile and did not return to Westminster until Lent Term 1915. I left at the end of that term somewhat abruptly as I was at last enabled to take a commission, which I am still waiting for as I write."
(http://firstworldwar.westminster.org.uk/?p=1270)
Family
Siblings
Geoffrey Lawrence Samuel Kohnstamm (male)
Nancy Ida Catherine Kohnstamm (female)
Phoebe Pauline Helen Kohnstamm (female)
Parents
Father: Rudolph Kohnstamm (male)
Mother: Emily Piza (female)
Military Record
Date enlisted/conscripted:
1915
Date discharged/death:
23 March 1918
Rank at discharge/death:
Captain
Assignments
Regiment:
Manchester Regiment
Posting:
Sulva Bay
Sinai Peninsula
Regiment:
Royal Flying Corp
1 of 2
Register of effects
2 of 2
Medal card
1 of 2
Register of effects
2 of 2
Medal card
Roll of Honour
N. KOHNSTAMM, 23 March 1918
Commonwealth Graves Commission
Date of Death:
23 March 1918
Regiment / service:
Manchester Regiment, 18th Bn.
Cemetery:
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Grave reference:
V. K. 26.
Personal inscription:
INTO THY HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT SLEEPING OR WAKING
