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
Irwin Winfield. 1945. JHSSA #1219.
Irwin Winfield
Last Name
Winfield
First Name
Irwin
Arrival in Southern Alberta
pre WWII: born
Date of Birth
1917
Date of Death
1975
Place of Birth
Calgary, Alberta
Parent's Name
John Joseph (J.J.) and Sophia (Sereth)
War
WWII
Country of Service
Canada
Branch of Service (Army, RCAF, RCN etc.)
Canadian Merchant Navy
Regimental / Service Number
K84987
Military Service - Countries
Mediterranean
Casualty
No
Place of Burial
Beth Israel Cemetery and Mauseoleum, Portland, Oregon
Information Source
Memories on the March p. 134; Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta files; Book of Remembrance; JewishGen Worldwide Online Burial Registry
Other information
Was crewman on CPR's Empress of Russia when it took part in the evacuation of British troops from Crete in 1941.