Victorian Association of Jewish Ex & Servicemen & Women Australia Incorporated

Founding Member General Sir John Monash GCMG KCB VD

Marks

Surname
Marks
First names
Maurice (Israel)
Rank
Private
Service No.
7099
Date of Death
8/08/1918
Hebrew Date
30 Av 5678
Hebrew Date
ל׳ בְּאָב תרע״ח
Age at Death
18
How Died
Killed in Action
Where Died
Somme, France
Cemetery
Villers-Bretonneux, France
Service Details
35th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
Served
Western Front
Occupation
Clipper
Age at Enlistment
18
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
Gender
Male
Date of Enlistment
8/6/1917
Date of Discharge
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."
 
 
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