Hyman Isaac Rosenfield

Aircraftman 1st Class, 160 Squadron
Service number 1904778
Died 24 Feb 1946
Buried Kandy War Cemetery, Sri Lanka
Age 26

Headstone Inscription
‘A TRUE SON OF ISRAEL DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY’

Hyman was born on 22 Mar 1919 in Thistle Street, Glasgow to Philip and Leah nee Jacobs and he had three sisters, Sadie, Tilly, Ray and a brother Frederick. Their father worked as an upholsterer in Glasgow before the family moved and settled in Dublin, Ireland.

Hyman was serving in 160 Squadron based in Ceylon when he died from accidental drowning whilst swimming in the Victoria Dam.

Hyman’s headstone originally had a cross until it was changed to the Star of David. Photo provided by The War Graves Photographic Project ©2021
Kandy War Cemetery, Sri Lanka.
Photo provided by The War Graves Photographic Project ©2021

Gallery

  • Philip & Leah Marriage
  • Hyman’s Birth Certificate
  • Hyman’s Death Record