Southern Alberta Jewish Veterans of World War I & II
Dedicated to Val Rimer z"l and the Jewish War Veterans of Canada, Post No. 2, and created with the support of the Ghert Family Foundation
Sam Hackman. c 1915. JHSSA #787
Sam Hackman
Last Name
Hackman
First Name
Sam
Arrival in Southern Alberta
pre WWI: with parents, 1905
Date of Birth
1890
Date of Death
09/24/1916
Place of Birth
Odessa, Russia
Place of Death
France
Parent's Name
Abraham and Pearl
War
WWI
Military Service - Battles
Somme
Date of Enlistment
09/17/1915
Age at Enlistment
25
Place of Residence at time of Enlistment
Rumsey / Calgary, Alberta
Occupation at time of Enlistment
farmer
Country of Service
Canada
Branch of Service (Army, RCAF, RCN etc.)
Army
Rank (Highest Known)
private
Unit
Canadian Infantry
Division
4th Bn
Regiment / Battalion
Central Ontario Regiment, 82 Battalion
Regimental / Service Number
160123
Training Locations
Sarcee Camp, Calgary, Alberta
Military Service - Countries
France
Casualty
Yes, see “Other information”
Place of Burial
Puchevillers British Cemetery; Somme, France
Grave/plot Number
III. D. 31.
Information Source
Library and Archives Canada; Memories on the March p. 30; Alberta History 47.4 1999; Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta files;
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Other information
killed in action. NOTE: information sources for this veteran disagree; where discrepancies were found, information from the primary source has been used.