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
Rubin Bider
Last Name
Bider
First Name
Rubin
Arrival in Southern Alberta
post WWII
Date of Birth
09/15/1920
Date of Death
03/11/1982
Place of Death
Calgary, Alberta
Parent's Name
(Yeshayahu)
Spouse's Name
Janet
War
WWII
Military Service - Battles
Verrières Ridge
Place of Residence at time of Enlistment
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Country of Service
Canada
Branch of Service (Army, RCAF, RCN etc.)
Army
Rank (Highest Known)
Private
Regiment / Battalion
South Saskatchewan
Regimental / Service Number
H70503
Military Service - Countries
France
Casualty
Yes, see “Other information”
Place of Burial
Beth Tzedec Memorial Park, Calgary, Alberta
Information Source
Memories on the March pp. 18, 21; Jewish War Veterans of Canada Post No. 2; Winnipeg Free Press 24 July 1944; Caen: Anvil of Victory / A. McKee; gravestone; Book of Remembrance
Other information
Wounded in action, Normandy 1944. Considered for Distinguished Conduct Medal