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
Meyer Switzer
Last Name
Switzer
First Name
Meyer
Arrival in Southern Alberta
post WWI: 1920
Date of Birth
11/12/1889
Date of Death
07/05/1984
Place of Birth
Radom, Poland
Place of Death
Calgary, Alberta
Parent's Name
Mendel and Bella (Rosenzweig)
Spouse's Name
Etta (Bleviss)
War
WWI
Date of Enlistment
1910
Date of Discharge
1917
Country of Service
Russian Empire
Branch of Service (Army, RCAF, RCN etc.)
Army
Division
3rd Finnish Mountain Artillery Division
Regiment / Battalion
3rd Battery
Casualty
No
Place of Burial
Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta
Information Source
Memories on the March p. 84;obit Calgary Herald May 9,1984; Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta files