Shalom Assata
Aircraftman 2nd Class
Service number 774252
Died 11 Oct 1941
Buried Alexandria (Chatby) Jewish Cemetery, Egypt
Age 23
Headstone Inscription
‘YOUR MEMORY WILL ALWAYS REMAIN DEAR IN THE MINDS OF ALL YOUR FAMILY’
Shalom was born in 1917 in Dhamar, Yemen to Shlomo and Sarah Assata and he had two sisters and three brothers. He was also known by the name Haim Yitzhak. At the age of five he immigrated to Israel with his family, who settled in Tel Aviv. Shalom attended Talmud Torah Elementary School and enjoyed sports especially football. He later worked in the building trade.
He enlisted into the RAF in 1940. The cause of his death is unknown to date.