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
Alex Sosinksy (Sherwood). c 1943. JHSSA #2693
Alexander Lewis (Alec) Sosinsky (Sherwood)
Last Name
Sosinsky (Sherwood)
First Name
Alexander Lewis (Alec)
Arrival in Southern Alberta
pre WWII: born
Date of Birth
08/26/1916
Date of Death
02/11/2012
Place of Birth
Calgary, Alberta
Place of Death
Calgary, Alberta
Parent's Name
Hirsch and Etta (Sair)
Spouse's Name
Phyllis
War
WWII
Date of Enlistment
c 1941
Place of Residence at time of Enlistment
Calgary, Alberta
Occupation at time of Enlistment
Grocer
Country of Service
Canada
Branch of Service (Army, RCAF, RCN etc.)
Army
Rank (Highest Known)
Private
Unit
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Division
"2nd line Division"
Role
Ambulance driver
Regimental / Service Number
M102850
Training Locations
Shilo, Manitoba
Military Service - Countries
Sicily
Casualty
Yes, see "Other information"
Place of Burial
Beth Tzedec Memorial Park, Calgary, Alberta
Information Source
B'nai Brith Honor Roll 1946, p. 20 Memories on the March(as 'Sossinsky); Memories on the March p. 18; obit Calgary Herald February 14, 2012; Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta files; Book of Remembrance (as "A. Lewis Sosinsky"); family source
Other information
"In Sicily, part of 5th General Hospital attached to 8th Army (British Desert Co.)" Wounded July 1943.