Lionel Ernest Schloss
Service Number
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Military Unit
44th Coy Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Date of birth
Unknown
Date of Death
31 Jul 1917 (23 Years Old)
Place of Birth
Unknown
Employment, Education or Hobbies
Lionel Schloss attended Nottingham High School, where he was highly academic and successful, between 1904 and 1907. He went to Arra College Portsmouth gaining a 1st Class degree.
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Family History
He was the son of Alexander and Sarah Schloss and the brother of David Schloss. His father was a Rabbi and Lionel also intended taking up the Jewish ministry. The family lived at 17 Wildman Street, 24 Seeley Road and later 18 Portland Road (all Nottingham).
Military History
He enlisted in 1915 and was killed: 31st July 1917 in the Battle of Pilchem, the first day of the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele).
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