{"id":5620,"date":"2020-09-10T08:13:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T08:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?page_id=5620"},"modified":"2021-04-07T14:47:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T14:47:30","slug":"rosenfield-hyman-isaacs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/raf\/rosenfield-hyman-isaacs\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosenfield, Hyman Isaac"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hyman Isaac Rosenfield<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Aircraftman 1st Class, 160 Squadron
Service number 1904778
Died 24 Feb 1946
Buried Kandy War Cemetery, Sri Lanka
Age 26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Headstone Inscription
‘A TRUE SON OF ISRAEL DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hyman was serving in 160 Squadron based in Ceylon when he died from accidental drowning whilst swimming in the Victoria Dam. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hyman’s headstone originally had a cross until it was changed to the Star of David. Photo provided by The War Graves Photographic Project \u00a92021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kandy War Cemetery, Sri Lanka.
Photo provided by The War Graves Photographic Project \u00a92021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n