Southern Alberta Jewish Veterans of World War I & II

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Tanya Volovnik. JHSSA #2378

Tanya Volovnik

Last Name
Volovnik
First Name
Tanya
Arrival in Southern Alberta
pre WWII: with parents, c 1921
Date of Birth
04/21/1919
Date of Death
01/01/2009
Place of Birth
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Place of Death
Calgary, Alberta
Parent's Name
Osis and Ida
Spouse's Name
Bob Gelfand; Sidney Sklar
War
WWII
Place of Enlistment
Calgary, Alberta
Place of Residence at time of Enlistment
Calgary, Alberta
Occupation at time of Enlistment
secretary
Country of Service
Canada
Branch of Service (Army, RCAF, RCN etc.)
RCAF
Division
Women's Division
Role
clerk/stenographer
Training Locations
Toronto, Ontario
Military Service - Countries
Canada -- Dauphin, Manitoba; Winnipeg, Manitoba
Casualty
No
Place of Burial
Chevra Kadisha Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta
Information Source
B'nai Brith Honor Roll 1946, p. 20 Memories on the March; Jewish War Veterans of Canada Post No. 2; Canadian Jewish Congress Calgary Branch list 1942; obit (Tanya Sklar) Calgary Herald, January 2009; Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta files
Other information
after discharge, worked as civilian stenographer at Currie Barracks and HMCS Tecumseh