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Honouring Jewish personnel who died serving in the British Armed Forces in WW2. Photos, docs & family stories in a digital archive.

Joined July 2019
Proving that those buried with a Cross on the headstone should have a Star of David means many hours of research & genealogy work. CWGC have recently accepted 5 cases. 2 are L/Bdr David Davis buried in Thailand and RAF Harry Naiman buried in Belgium. rememberingthejewsofww2.com/…
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This is Bailey. Cooling off
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Hello from Netanya in Israel
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Victor Burnett Lewis, a qualified pilot, was the air correspondent for the Sunday Express before he enlisted. He died 11 Nov 1940 whilst training in aircraft Harvard P5964 in Zimbabwe. #Jews #RemembranceDay ✡️ thejewsoftheraf.co.uk/aircre…
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Ellis Markson, 161 Sqn, posthumously awarded the French Resistance Medal 75 years after his death. His silver cigarette case was found after the crash. His granddaughter wrote his story for the website and includes 'The Stranger's letter'. thejewsoftheraf.co.uk/aircre…
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Willesden Jewish Cemetery last week. Taking photos in the rain. Now have over 100 photos of WW2 headstones. Returned to the sunshine to edit them.
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And at last found this book on my travels 'Imshi'
Robbert Cohen In 1941, age 19, escaped Netherlands in a foldable canoe & rescued near Lowestoft. Awarded the Dutch Bronze Cross. 20, Joined the RAF. 21, Awarded the DFC. 22, Shot down & killed on his 49th Op. 11/8/44 'Migrant in a boat' @RNLI #RNLI #SavingLivesAtSea
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