First names
Maurice (Israel)
Hebrew Date
ל׳ בְּאָב תרע״ח
How Died
Killed in Action
Cemetery
Villers-Bretonneux, France
Service Details
35th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
Place of Enlistment
East Sydney Recruiting Depot, William Street, Darlinghurst, NSW
Locality on Enlistment
Main Road, Thirroul, NSW
Religion
Attested he was RC but was Jewish
Date of Enlistment
8/6/1917
Country of Enlistment
Australia
Notes
Born c. 1900 Leeds, England. Son of Barnett MARKS né MARKOFSKY & Kate née RUBENSTEIN Main Road, Thirroul, NSW. " Dear Sir, (Major J M Dean) Your letter to hand Re: Inscription. What possed my son to put in as the Roman Catholic faith I don't know. He was a born Jew as we his parents are. Therefore wishing the Star of David engraved on Headstone. Hopefully you will oblige. Barnett Marks."