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Samuel Goorevitch

In memory of:

Sapper Samuel Goorevitch

August 11, 1945
Vancouver, British Columbia

Military Service


Service Number:

M/608778

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Engineers

Division:

No. 13 Military Band

Citation(s):

War Medal

Additional Information


Born:

May 3, 1924
Detroit, Michigan

Enlistment:

August 25, 1943

Son of Bernard L. Goorevitch and Rececca Goorevitch, of Edmonton, Alberta. Played Clarinet in Camp Band. Brother to Sidney, Morris, Mildred, Beryl and Beverly.

Commemorated on Page 519 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

EDMONTON HEBREW CEMETERY
Alberta, Canada

Grave Reference:

Soldiers' Grave 1, 4th Row North

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo– Exactly who is pictured in this photo is unknown. The photo was found in Samuel's service file. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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  • Photo– Exactly who is pictured in this photo is unknown. The photo was found in Samuel's service file. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo– Exactly who is pictured in this photo is unknown. The photo was found in Samuel's service file. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo– Exactly who is pictured in this photo is unknown. The photo was found in Samuel's service file. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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  • Obituary– Samuel Goorevitch is honoured on page 32 of the memorial book,
CANADIAN JEWS IN WORLD WAR II, Part II: Casualties,
compiled by David Rome for the Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, 1948.  
This extract is provided courtesy of the Canadian Jewish Congress which holds the copyright for this volume.  For additional information about these archival records, please contact:
The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives 
1590 Ave. Docteur Penfield, Montreal, Que. H3G 1C5 (Canada)
telephone: 514-931-7531 ex. 2 
facsimile:  514-931-0548 
website:     www.cjc.ca
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Edmonton Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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