Man in Military Uniform in front of Military Car

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates: 1941-1945 (indexed as 1941–1945)
Level: item
Scope & content: Outdoors, B&W, Border. Photograph of a man wearing a military uniform standing in the foreground, directly behind him is the back end of a car with a 5 pointed star on the door. In the background of the photograph are trees and other military vehicles. Narrative: Bertram Ellison (donor's uncle) was born on March 19 1909 in Montreal. He was born into a Jewish family, and was an insurance broker before the war. He joined the Canadian Army on June 5th 1941 as a 2nd Lieutenant. Between 1941 and 1945 he rose to the rank of major, and received 6 medals, including the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire which he received on December 18t 1945. He was part of the 21st Army Group, which was formed on July 9th 1943 by the 2nd British and 1st Canadian Army for a North Western European Invasion. While apart of the 21st Army Group, he saw Bergen-Belsen. Bertram Ellison sailed home on the RMS Queen Elisabeth on December 3rd – 9th 1945.
In the picture: Car Fence Forest Man Military Military Officer Military Uniform Portrait Soldier Tent Uniform Vehicle Vintage CarTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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