{"id":5764,"date":"2020-09-10T09:58:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T09:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?page_id=5764"},"modified":"2021-08-30T06:38:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T06:38:03","slug":"zamek-norman","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/raf\/zamek-norman\/","title":{"rendered":"Zamek, Norman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Norman Henry Zamek<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sergeant, 135 Squadron<br>Service number 1196372<br>Died 16 Jul 1942<br>Buried Ranchi War Cemetery, India<br>Age 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Headstone Inscription<br>&#8216;IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEVOTED SON. ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Norman was born in 1922 in Hampstead to Alfred and Sarah Kate n\u00e9e Phillips and had two older siblings Annette and Ian. The Zamek family originated from Poland and settled in Aberdeen where Norman&#8217;s siblings Ian and Annette were born. Their father Alfred was heavily involved in forming a synagogue in Marischal Street, Aberdeen. The family then moved to Bournemouth where Norman attended St Adhelm\u2019s Primary school and then Trent Public school. Norman was a very keen sportsman and a Kings Scout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Norman and his brother Ian joined the RAF and were both killed. Ian died in Germany on 3 October 1940. The Zamek brothers are commemorated with a road named after them in Bournemouth. Family details are on Ian&#8217;s page. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/aircrew\/zamek-ian-alexander\/\">Zamek, Ian Alexander | The Jews of the RAF<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Norman was the pilot of Hurricane BG901 which departed RAF Dum Dum in India on an air test. The aircraft spun into the ground while testing at high speed and was instantly killed. The aircraft being discovered in small bits and he was the first casualty in 135 Squadron due to causes other than operations against the enemy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Norman-Zamek-synagogue.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10964\" width=\"364\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Norman-Zamek-synagogue.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Norman-Zamek-synagogue-120x141.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"87\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Norman-Zamek-JC.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Norman-Zamek-JC.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Norman-Zamek-JC-250x54.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Norman-Zamek-JC-120x26.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><figcaption>Jewish Chronicle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Zamek-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Zamek-2.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Zamek-2-250x216.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Zamek-2-120x104.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><figcaption>Zamek Close, Bournemouth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Norman-Zamek-letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Excerpt from Norman Zamek&#8217;s Final Letter<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Norman-Zamek-letter.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Norman Henry Zamek Sergeant, 135 SquadronService number 1196372Died 16 Jul 1942Buried Ranchi War Cemetery, IndiaAge 20 Headstone Inscription&#8216;IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEVOTED SON. 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