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Private Samuel Berger

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Private Samuel Berger Veteran

Birth
Poland
Death
19 Aug 1942 (aged 22)
Dieppe, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Burial
Hautot-sur-Mer, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France Add to Map
Plot
D. 35.
Memorial ID
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Military Service-
Rank: PrivateService Number: A/22530Age: 22Force: ArmyUnit: Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C.A labourer by trade, he enlisted in the Canadian Army on 4 July 1940 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Samuel was motived, in part, by German's conquest of his native Poland. It is possible that Samuel lied about his age to enlist as his date of birth given to the army doesn't match that printed in the local papers after his death. Son of Osias and Freda Berger of Niagara Street in Windsor. In 1935, Samuel along with his parents, his brother and his three sisters emigrated to Canada. The family settled in Windsor, where Samuel attended Begley school.Private Samuel Berger is commemorated on Page 58 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance. The words enscribed on Private Berger's grave headstone were chosen by his brother, Joseph Berger.
Military Service-
Rank: PrivateService Number: A/22530Age: 22Force: ArmyUnit: Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C.A labourer by trade, he enlisted in the Canadian Army on 4 July 1940 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Samuel was motived, in part, by German's conquest of his native Poland. It is possible that Samuel lied about his age to enlist as his date of birth given to the army doesn't match that printed in the local papers after his death. Son of Osias and Freda Berger of Niagara Street in Windsor. In 1935, Samuel along with his parents, his brother and his three sisters emigrated to Canada. The family settled in Windsor, where Samuel attended Begley school.Private Samuel Berger is commemorated on Page 58 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance. The words enscribed on Private Berger's grave headstone were chosen by his brother, Joseph Berger.

Inscription

SUCH SOULS FOREVER LIVE
IN BOUNDLESS MEASURE
OF LOVE THEY GIVE

Gravesite Details

Private, Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C. Son of Osias and Freda Berger, of Windsor, Ontario. Age Unknown.



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  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56044530/samuel-berger: accessed ), memorial page for Private Samuel Berger (24 Nov 1919–19 Aug 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56044530, citing Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-sur-Mer, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; Maintained by Operation:PictureMe (contributor 47833248).