SAMUEL LEWIS SILVER
SAMUEL LEWIS SILVER
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Samuel Lewis Silver served in the first world war as a Flight Sergeant. He was born on January 1st in 1913 in Russia(Ukraine). His current location is 229 Catherine Street. He was named after his father who was also named Samuel Silver, and his mother’s name was Rachel Chaikowksy. Samuel L. Silver worked as a store manager and he was an only child. He went to Lisgar High School for secondary education from 1930 to 1935. He was 29 years old when he sadly passed away while serving in the war. His favorite pastimes were fishing and hunting. He had brown eyes and black hair and was a white hair.
Samuel Lewis Silver was enlisted March 20th 19 1922. After being conscripted he attended an interview for the R.C.A.F. Samuel was a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force Unit and he was later promoted to a sergeant. He also did not receive any sort of award. While serving he contracted measles and gonorrhea. He was not severely wounded until his death, and he was only hospitalized for his diseases. Before enlisting he was a store manager in Ottawa. According to medical records he was 5’3 ½ tall and weighed in at around 135 pounds at 29 years of age. His eyesight was very good, as he had 2.50 in both eyes (20/20).
Samuel L. Silver is honored in the Rheinberg War Cemetery in Germany. After air operations on May 25th, 1944, he was reported missing and presumed dead. His plane was shot down and crashed above Oldzheim, Germany. On January 15th 1946 his wife and mother were given word of his death.
Photo of SAMUEL LEWIS SILVER – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Letter of recommendation – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Document – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Memorial – A beautiful monument was installed in 2015 at the Jewish Community Cemetery on Bank Street, honouring those brave men of the Ottawa Jewish Community who fought and lost their lives in war. The three panel granite monument lists Ottawa community members who served and fell in the Great War, World War II, Israeli War of Independence and while on active duty with the Israeli Army.
Obituary – Samuel Silver is honoured on page 69 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
Correspondence – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
The biographies appearing on this website have been written by students, roughly the same age as the soldiers they are studying, using primary source evidence from Library and Archives Canada, in addition to primary source documents from The Virtual War Memorial on veterans.ca. We welcome any corrections or additions you may have to these biographies.
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Lisgar Collegiate Institute
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
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