Cemetery: Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery
Country: Greece
Area:
Rank: Gunner
Force: Army
Official Number: 971306
Unit: Base Depot & London Bde. Royal Field Artillery
Country of Service: British
Details:
Killed in action 04-Mar-1917 Aged 20 Son of Mr. and Mrs. Verein, of 24, Morgan St., Bethnal Green, London. 983.
'Despite solid evidence of being Jewish (parents graves in Jewish cemetery, Hebrew written on his army record, JC announcement, BJBH entry, etc), CWGC refused to change to Magen David as the family did not query a Cross'
Photograph by Craig and Sue Walker / Jim and Pauline Pedersen