{"id":17607,"date":"2022-01-28T10:11:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T10:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?page_id=17607"},"modified":"2022-12-03T12:51:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T12:51:18","slug":"mendoza-judah-benjamin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/","title":{"rendered":"Mendoza, Judah Benjamin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Judah Benjamin Mendoza<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Private, Pioneer Corps
Service no: 13065190
Died 2 May 1941
Buried Liverpool (Walton) Hebrew Burial Ground, United Kingdom
Age 28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Headstone Inscription
‘IN LOVING MEMORY OF BEN WHO FOUGHT AND DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n
\n
\n

Ben was born on 17 January 1913 in Edmonton, Middlesex to London born parents Morris and Harriet nee Myers and he was one of seven children. Their father worked as an insurance clerk and in WW1 he was called up to serve in the Durham Light Infantry. But after training at Catterick he was found to have a heart condition and was discharged under medical grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben worked as an insurance collector and in 1937 he married Millie Simcovitch at Bevis Marks Synagogue. Their daughter Rosalind was born in 1939. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After enlisting in the Pioneer Corps Ben was sent to Liverpool where he was killed during a bombing raid. The Jewish Chronicle newspaper ran an article describing that he was given full military honours at his funeral.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Judah Benjamin Mendoza Private, Pioneer Corps Service no: 13065190Died 2 May 1941Buried Liverpool (Walton) Hebrew Burial Ground, United Kingdom Age 28 Headstone Inscription‘IN LOVING MEMORY OF BEN WHO FOUGHT AND DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY’ Ben was born on 17 January 1913 in Edmonton, Middlesex to London born parents Morris and Harriet nee Myers and he… View Article<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28029,"parent":16625,"menu_order":1069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"yoast_head":"\nMendoza, Judah Benjamin | Remembering the Jews of WW2<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mendoza, Judah Benjamin | Remembering the Jews of WW2\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Judah Benjamin Mendoza Private, Pioneer Corps Service no: 13065190Died 2 May 1941Buried Liverpool (Walton) Hebrew Burial Ground, United Kingdom Age 28 Headstone Inscription‘IN LOVING MEMORY OF BEN WHO FOUGHT AND DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY’ Ben was born on 17 January 1913 in Edmonton, Middlesex to London born parents Morris and Harriet nee Myers and he... View Article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Remembering the Jews of WW2\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-12-03T12:51:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-design-2022-12-03T111921.907.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/\",\"name\":\"Mendoza, Judah Benjamin | Remembering the Jews of WW2\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-design-2022-12-03T111921.907.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-01-28T10:11:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-12-03T12:51:18+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-design-2022-12-03T111921.907.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-design-2022-12-03T111921.907.jpg\",\"width\":600,\"height\":400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Army\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Mendoza, Judah Benjamin\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/\",\"name\":\"Remembering the Jews of WW2\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Remembering the Jews of WW2\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/logomain.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/logomain.png\",\"width\":1659,\"height\":447,\"caption\":\"Remembering the Jews of WW2\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mendoza, Judah Benjamin | Remembering the Jews of WW2","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mendoza, Judah Benjamin | Remembering the Jews of WW2","og_description":"Judah Benjamin Mendoza Private, Pioneer Corps Service no: 13065190Died 2 May 1941Buried Liverpool (Walton) Hebrew Burial Ground, United Kingdom Age 28 Headstone Inscription‘IN LOVING MEMORY OF BEN WHO FOUGHT AND DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY’ Ben was born on 17 January 1913 in Edmonton, Middlesex to London born parents Morris and Harriet nee Myers and he... View Article","og_url":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/","og_site_name":"Remembering the Jews of WW2","article_modified_time":"2022-12-03T12:51:18+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-design-2022-12-03T111921.907.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/","url":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/","name":"Mendoza, Judah Benjamin | Remembering the Jews of WW2","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-design-2022-12-03T111921.907.jpg","datePublished":"2022-01-28T10:11:38+00:00","dateModified":"2022-12-03T12:51:18+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-design-2022-12-03T111921.907.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-design-2022-12-03T111921.907.jpg","width":600,"height":400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/mendoza-judah-benjamin\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Army","item":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Mendoza, Judah Benjamin"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/","name":"Remembering the Jews of WW2","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/#organization","name":"Remembering the Jews of WW2","url":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/logomain.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/logomain.png","width":1659,"height":447,"caption":"Remembering the Jews of WW2"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17607"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17607\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}