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
Leo Silberman. 1935. JHSSA #1174
Leo Silberman
Last Name
Silberman
First Name
Leo
Arrival in Southern Alberta
post WWII
Date of Birth
11/08/1912
Date of Death
05/14/2007
Place of Birth
Katowice, Poland
Place of Death
Calgary, Alberta
Parent's Name
(Shmuel)
Spouse's Name
Lily
War
WWII
Country of Service
Poland
Branch of Service (Army, RCAF, RCN etc.)
Army
Rank (Highest Known)
Sergeant
Casualty
No
Place of Burial
Erlton Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta
Information Source
Memories on the March p. 132; obit Calgary Herald, May 16, 2007
Other information
Captured in 1939, spent 54 months in Auschwitz as Prisoner of War (POW)