United Sheffield Hebrew Congregation
The War Memorial lists 283 names of those that served and returned and 15 names of the dead from WWII
THE KINGFISHER SYNAGOGUE
Brincliffe Cres Sheffield Sheffield South Yorkshire England OS Grid Ref.: SK 350 870 Denomination: Jewish Previously at: WILSON ROAD SYNAGOGUE Wilson Rd Sheffield Sheffield South Yorkshire England |
WOODEN BOARD WITH BLACK AND GILT LETTERING. NAMES IN FIVE COLUMNS. CARVED STAR OF DAVID IN EACH TOP CORNER.
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UNITED SHEFFIELD HEBREW CONGREGATION/ 1939 ROLL OF HONOUR 1945/ (NAMES)/ THE UNDERMENTIONED CONGREGANTS ARE AMONG THOSE WHO SERVED ON THE HOME FRONT DURING THE WAR.
D Blake
M Bloomfield J Bronks H Cohen S R Finklestone M Fredlieb H Gold J Harris |
I Laskey
M Rosen N N Saffer H Silver L Wigram J Woolfson S Yospur |
Additional details
Dudley Julius Blake (2390335)
Royal Corps of Signals - 105 Lt. A.A. Regt., R.A., Sig. Sec.
11 September 1943, aged 38
Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery
Died in Tunisia after the cessation of hostilities in North Africa
Mendel Gilbert Bloomfield (945219)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 50 Sqdn.
7 November 1941, aged 21
also known as Emmanuel Gilbert Bloomfield
Oslo Western Civil Cemetery
Hampden AE427 VN-D failed to return from a gardening raid in the ‘Onions’ area (Oslo/ Stavanger area). The aircraft was hit by flak and crashed into Oslo Fjord.
Jacob (Jack) Bronks (1789794)
Royal Artillery - 119 A.A. "Z" Regt.
9 September 1941, aged 37
Ecclesfield New Jewish Burial Ground
Death registered in Sheffield
Harry Cohen (7648486)
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
3 April 1942, aged 31
Mosul War Cemetery
Died in Iraq
Mark Fredlieb (14444809)
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) - 10th Bn.
17 January 1945, aged 18
Ecclesfield Jewish Cemetery
Death registered in Northumberland North Second
possibly
Harold Gould (1459671)
Royal Artillery - 158 Bty., 53 Lt. A.A. Regt.
Between 29/05/1940 and 30/05/1940, aged 26
Dunkirk Memorial
Died with the BEF during the France/Belgium 1939/40 Campaign
Jimmy Harris
not yet identified
Issac (Isidore) Lasky (7368048)
Royal Army Medical Corps
29 November 1943, aged 25
Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery
Died in Egypt after the cessation of hostilities in North Africa
Michael Rosen (1544792)
Royal Artillery - 71 Anti-Tank Regt.
17 April 1945, aged 25
Hanover War Cemetery
Haemorrhage due to Leukoemia
Neville Nathan Saffer (162342)
The King's Regiment (Liverpool) - 13th Bn.
3 August 1942, aged 33
Kirkee War Cemetery
Died in India
Harry Silver (7636413)
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
2 December 1945, aged 35
Ecclesfield New Jewish Burial Ground
Death registered in Sheffield
Lionel Wigram (37042)
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
3 February 1944, aged 37
Major, Royal Fusiliers, was killed in action in Italy in February, 1944. Lionel Wigram joined the School in 1918, and after a very successful career, left in 1925 to go to The Queen's College, Oxford, with a State Scholarship. Becoming a solicitor, he went to London and achieved great success in his profession, serving for some years on the Marylebone Borough Council. His greatest claim to distinction is his connection with the inception of the, system of Battle Drill which is now an essential part of British Infantry training. Inspired and encouraged by General Alexander, Wigram was able to put into practice his ideas of a suitable course of training-tough, exacting and realistic for modern warfare. His book on the subject became the Official Manual, and he was appointed Commandant of the first G.H.Q. Battle School for the training of instructors. After a visit of observation to Sicily, he went to Italy to give the benefit of his methods to the Irregulars there. It was while leading a party of his Italians in a night attack on a village that he was killed by enemy rifle-fire.
Moro River Canadian War Cemetery
SOE Italy (Wigforce). KIA Pizzoferrato,Italy
Joel Woolfson (T/4542389)
Royal Army Service Corps - 542 Bulk Petrol Transport Coy.
13 December 1943, aged 26
Bari War Cemetery
Died in Italy
Simon Yospur (T/14252814)
Royal Army Service Corps
12 August 1943
Ecclesfield New Jewish Burial Ground
Death registered in Howden. Probate shows died at 30 General Hospital, Naburn, Fulford, York
Royal Corps of Signals - 105 Lt. A.A. Regt., R.A., Sig. Sec.
11 September 1943, aged 38
Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery
Died in Tunisia after the cessation of hostilities in North Africa
Mendel Gilbert Bloomfield (945219)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 50 Sqdn.
7 November 1941, aged 21
also known as Emmanuel Gilbert Bloomfield
Oslo Western Civil Cemetery
Hampden AE427 VN-D failed to return from a gardening raid in the ‘Onions’ area (Oslo/ Stavanger area). The aircraft was hit by flak and crashed into Oslo Fjord.
Jacob (Jack) Bronks (1789794)
Royal Artillery - 119 A.A. "Z" Regt.
9 September 1941, aged 37
Ecclesfield New Jewish Burial Ground
Death registered in Sheffield
Harry Cohen (7648486)
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
3 April 1942, aged 31
Mosul War Cemetery
Died in Iraq
Mark Fredlieb (14444809)
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) - 10th Bn.
17 January 1945, aged 18
Ecclesfield Jewish Cemetery
Death registered in Northumberland North Second
possibly
Harold Gould (1459671)
Royal Artillery - 158 Bty., 53 Lt. A.A. Regt.
Between 29/05/1940 and 30/05/1940, aged 26
Dunkirk Memorial
Died with the BEF during the France/Belgium 1939/40 Campaign
Jimmy Harris
not yet identified
Issac (Isidore) Lasky (7368048)
Royal Army Medical Corps
29 November 1943, aged 25
Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery
Died in Egypt after the cessation of hostilities in North Africa
Michael Rosen (1544792)
Royal Artillery - 71 Anti-Tank Regt.
17 April 1945, aged 25
Hanover War Cemetery
Haemorrhage due to Leukoemia
Neville Nathan Saffer (162342)
The King's Regiment (Liverpool) - 13th Bn.
3 August 1942, aged 33
Kirkee War Cemetery
Died in India
Harry Silver (7636413)
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
2 December 1945, aged 35
Ecclesfield New Jewish Burial Ground
Death registered in Sheffield
Lionel Wigram (37042)
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
3 February 1944, aged 37
Major, Royal Fusiliers, was killed in action in Italy in February, 1944. Lionel Wigram joined the School in 1918, and after a very successful career, left in 1925 to go to The Queen's College, Oxford, with a State Scholarship. Becoming a solicitor, he went to London and achieved great success in his profession, serving for some years on the Marylebone Borough Council. His greatest claim to distinction is his connection with the inception of the, system of Battle Drill which is now an essential part of British Infantry training. Inspired and encouraged by General Alexander, Wigram was able to put into practice his ideas of a suitable course of training-tough, exacting and realistic for modern warfare. His book on the subject became the Official Manual, and he was appointed Commandant of the first G.H.Q. Battle School for the training of instructors. After a visit of observation to Sicily, he went to Italy to give the benefit of his methods to the Irregulars there. It was while leading a party of his Italians in a night attack on a village that he was killed by enemy rifle-fire.
Moro River Canadian War Cemetery
SOE Italy (Wigforce). KIA Pizzoferrato,Italy
Joel Woolfson (T/4542389)
Royal Army Service Corps - 542 Bulk Petrol Transport Coy.
13 December 1943, aged 26
Bari War Cemetery
Died in Italy
Simon Yospur (T/14252814)
Royal Army Service Corps
12 August 1943
Ecclesfield New Jewish Burial Ground
Death registered in Howden. Probate shows died at 30 General Hospital, Naburn, Fulford, York
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