The fallen of the Jewish Brigade have been named.
(So have the wounded.)
More names of fallen soldiers will appear in future posts – covering men of the Palestine Regiment who died on active service prior to the Brigade’s establishment in September of 1944, and, Brigade members who died after the war’s end on May 8 (or May 9, if you prefer) 1945.
However, this post presents names of Brigade soldiers in another context: Men who received military awards, but who were not casualties. As you can see from the records below – primarily derived from an article in The Palestine Post of June 10, 1946, Volume II of Henry Morris’ We Will Remember Them (1994), and to a minor extent The Jewish Chronicle – the majority of these awards are in the category of Mentioned in Despatches (Mid), and secondarily, the Military Medal (MM). Other awards include the Africa Star, British Empire Medal (BEM), Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM), and Military Cross (MC). Unfortunately, none of the above-mentioned references actually included the citations for these awards, which I assume would be available (where, I don’t know) at The National Archives.
And so, the names…
Abeles, L., Cpl., Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Appell, E., Cpl., Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Appell, H., Cpl., Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Bachar, M., Pvt., Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Bagadi, K., Sapper, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Bauro, H.H., Pvt., Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Ben Artzi / Ben Azri, Ephraim, Major, 239824, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46; We Will Remember Them II – 57
Berman, H., Lt. 282466, Mentioned in Despatches
5/23/46 Gazette; Palestine Post 6/10/46; We Will Remember Them II – 58
Casper, Bernard Moses, Captain (Senior Chaplain), Mentioned in Despatches
11/29/45 Gazette; We Will Remember Them II – 61
Cornfeld / Cornfield, M., Major, Mentioned in Despatches
5/23/46 Gazette; Palestine Post 6/10/46; We Will Remember Them II – 63
Dab, Jacob, Pvt., Military Medal
Tel Aviv, Israel
Jewish Chronicle 11/6/42; We Will Remember Them II – 64
David, M., Pvt., Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Doppelt, C., Sergeant, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Epstein, M., Pvt., Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Eshell, Y.A., Lance Sergeant, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Even, I., Sergeant, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Feldman, A., Sgt., Royal Engineers, Mentioned in Despatches
6/1/44 Gazette; We Will Remember Them II – 66
Fichman, Leib, Pvt., British Empire Medal
1/31/46 Gazette; We Will Remember Them II – 66
Flaker, N., Sapper, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Frank, B., Sgt., Mentioned in Despatches
7/19/45 Gazette; We Will Remember Them II – 67
Friedberg, Julius, Captain, Mentioned in Despatches
5/23/46 Gazette; Palestine Post 6/10/46; We Will Remember Them II – 67
Friedenthal, Jonathan, Lt., Military Cross
12/12/45 Gazette; We Will Remember Them II – 068
Fruchter, I., Sergeant, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Gelber, I., WO 1C, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Goldfarb, _____, CSMA, Royal Engineers, Mentioned in Despatches
1/29/45 Gazette; We Will Remember Them II – 70
Goldsmith, Uri, Pvt., Bren-Gunner, Military Medal
Born 1922
From Bat Galim, Israel
Palestine Post 7/13/45
Grossman, H. (or, “R. Grossman”), Private or Lieutenant, Mentioned in Despatches
5/23/46 Gazette; Palestine Post 6/10/46; We Will Remember Them II – 71
Gurari, G.M., WO 2C, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Haddad, N., L/Cpl., Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Hanuch, A., Staff Sergeant, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Hausman, Fritz Sigmund, L/Cpl., Royal Army Service Corps, Distinguished Conduct Medal
Jewish Chronicle 9/8/44; We Will Remember Them II – 79
Hecht, M., Sapper, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Jacobi, S., Pvt., Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Jellishevitz, A., Sergeant, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Jerushalami, Aharon, C/Sgt., Royal Engineers, Military Medal
Sokolow St., Tel Aviv, Israel
3/1/45 Gazette; Jewish Chronicle 4/27/45; We Will Remember Them II – 82
Jordon, F., Pvt., Distinguished Conduct Medal
Jewish Chronicle 5/14/43; We Will Remember Them II – 82
Kamenkowitz, Z.M., L/Cpl., Royal Engineers, Mentioned in Despatches
Jewish Chronicle 3/1/45; We Will Remember Them II – 83
Kantoruwicz, _____, Pvt., Royal Army Medical Corps, Mentioned in Despatches
11/29/45 Gazette; We Will Remember Them II – 83
Kathein, R., Cpl., Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Katz, Arieh, Sgt., British Empire Medal
Kfar Joshua, Israel
Jewish Chronicle 2/12/42, 12/18/42; We Will Remember Them II – 83
Keleterar, R., Gunner, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Kirshner Smalback, M., Pvt., Royal Army Service Corps, Mentioned in Despatches
11/29/45 Gazette; We Will Remember Them II – 84
Kohen, Bernhard, Sgt., Military Medal
11/13/45 Gazette; We Will Remember Them II – 85
Kohen, Daniel, Pvt., Military Medal
12/13/45 Gazette; We Will Remember Them II – 85
Kopel, P., WO 2C, Royal Army Service Corps, Mentioned in Despatches
11/29/45 Gazette; We Will Remember Them II – 85
Kopewicz, C., Private, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Kubrik, A., Sergeant, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Leiser, A., Private, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Levitt, I., Driver, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Levy, S., Sgt., Mentioned in Despatches
11/29/45 Gazette; We Will Remember Them II – 88
Levy, W., Gunner, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Licht, Jehoshua, Capt., Africa Star
Born 1907
The Jewish Chronicle 8/25/44
Mandel, M., Cpl., Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Millewitz, Y., Sergeant, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Murkis, _____, Private, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Negrine, Samuel, Sgt., Military Medal
12/31/41 Times; We Will Remember Them II – 95
Platzko, Karel, Lt., Mentioned in Despatches
5/23/46 Gazette; Palestine Post 6/10/46; We Will Remember Them II – 96
Polishuk, T., Cpl., Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Pollack, Joseph, Pvt., Distinguished Conduct Medal
11/9/44 Gazette; We Will Remember Them II – 96
Provisor, Erwin
Vienna, Austria
Aufbau 9/7/45
Rabinovitch, Israel, Pvt., Mentioned in Despatches
Jewish Chronicle 6/22/45; We Will Remember Them II – 96
Riesenfeld, F., Company Quartermaster Sergeant, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Rooz, Itzchok, Lt., Royal Engineers, British Empire Medal
6/14/45 Honors List; We Will Remember Them II – 97
Schugarensky / Schugurensky, Abraham, Major, Mentioned in Despatches 5/23/46
Palestine Post 6/10/46; We Will Remember Them II – 100
Sharony, M., L/Sgt., Mentioned in Despatches
11/29/45 Gazette; We Will Remember Them II – 101
Shopono, G., Lance Sergeant, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Silberbusch, Jacob, Sgt., Military Medal
5/10/45 Gazette; We Will Remember Them II – 102
Silberman, L., Sgt., Mentioned in Despatches
7/19/45 Gazette; We Will Remember Them II – 102
Silberman, S., Pvt., Mentioned in Despatches
5/30/44 Gazette; We Will Remember Them II – 102
Spegel, N., Sergeant, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Sugar, M., Cpl., Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Teplicki, A., Cpl., Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Uhlman, F., Signalman, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Uziella, A., Lance Sergeant, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Wajsblatt, I., WO 2C, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Werner, O., WO 2C, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Yofe, D., Driver, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Zadik, M.G., Lance Sergeant, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Zeidman, A., Pvt., Mentioned in Despatches
11/29/45 Gazette; We Will Remember Them II – 107
Zilzerbaum, A., Sergeant, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
Ziorn, J., Sergeant, Mentioned in Despatches
Palestine Post 6/10/46
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Reference
“We Will Remember Them II” – Morris, Henry, Edited by Hilary Halter, We Will Remember Them – A Record of the Jews Who Died in the Armed Forces of the Crown 1939 – 1945 – An Addendum, AJEX, London, England, 1994