“Troops crossing snow-covered ground to the trenches, near Bazentin. February 1917.”
“Rev A. Barnett, S.C.F., and Jewish soldiers in Douai, 1919.”
Colchester, 1914: Of these six colourful British soldiers belonging to the 11th Royal Fusiliers, three were Jewish, all of whom were killed in action during the First World War. The fellow crouching on the left is Private S. Phillips; in the middle (under “B”) is Private S. Benson, son of Solomon and Phoebe, killed on 26 September 1916; to his right is Serjeant Philip Adler, M.M, son of Isaac and Caroline, who was killed on 17 February 1917.
“Jewish soldiers, Passover, 1918, outside the walls of Jerusalem.”
Group of Jewish soldiers belonging to the Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment). From top to bottom: Private S. Samuels, Corporal J. Brown, Private C. Brown, Private M. Marks, Private H. Silverfield, and Private L. Groszhip.
Men of the Worcestershire Regiment head off to the front, c. 1916.
“Australian troops marching to the trenches; Fricourt, October 1916”
“Operations on the Ancre, 1917: Working party of the Manchester Regiment moving up to the trenches near Serre, January 1917.”
“Men of the Middlesex Regiment returning from the trenches: near Albert, September 1916.”
