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Life
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Chapter
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14
Dec, 1912
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Born
Braila, Romania
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Ch 1
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Growing
up
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Father: Joseph (Clarinetist), Mother Bellina,
4 brothers & 1 sister
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1918,
age 6
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Family
move to Boulevard Carol
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1933,
age 20
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Romanian
Army conscription
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Ch 2
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Conscription
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1934,
age 21
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Discharged
Romanian Army
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1934
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Bucharest,
Trainee Carpet shop mgr
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Ch 3
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Moving
on
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1934
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Bucharest,
Salesman agricultural importer
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1934
- 36
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Return
to Braila & joined crew of SS Verbormila as galley boy at sea.
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Ch 4
Ch 5
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Aboard
the Verbormilia
At
Sea Again
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1937
- 39
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Republican
Militia, Spain
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Ch 6
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Spain
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age 25-27
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Republican
Army, Utrillas, Alcanny
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Ch 7
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A
Committmment to Spain
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Castillo
de Cabra
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Ch 8
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An
Involuntary Accident
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1938
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Belchiti
(front line nr. Saragosa)
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Casita
dela Princesa (nr Fuentetodos)
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1938
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Discharge
from Republican Army
The Rivas family, Barcelona
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Ch 9
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Barcelona
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International
Brigade (volunteer)
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Ch 10
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The
International Brigade
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Albaceta,
La Mancha, HQ of the I.Bgde
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“Anna
Poucher” Artillary Reg
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Battle
of Colando, Aragon
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Battle
of Teruel
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Ch 11
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Teruel
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1939,
Spring
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“Tosinos”
(little pigs)
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Almansa
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Train
attack
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Battle
of Ebro & Retreat
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Ch 12
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Ebro
& Retreat
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Camp
Reus (nr River Ebro)
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1939,
Autumn
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Retreat
from Barcelona to San Pescador
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1939
– June ‘40
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Internment,
Camp de Gurs, Pyranees
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1940
- 43
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French
Foreign Legion – volunteer
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Ch 13
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In
the footsteps of Beau Geste
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Training
at Sidi Bel Abas, Algeria
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1940-41
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Service,
Fez, Morocco, 3rd Regiment
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1941- Jan 43
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Internment,
Bugweg Ba, Sahara
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Jan
‘43
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Released
by British in Nth Africa
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Feb
‘43
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By
Convoy to Glasgow, Internment London
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Pioneer
Corps, British Army (volunteer)
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Ch 14
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The
British Army
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1943
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Artillery
training
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1944
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Signals
training,Leeds & Newcastle UT
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Stayed
with Jewish family
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1944
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Anti-tank
training
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1946/7
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Demobbed
& courting
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Ch 15
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On
the Path to Riches
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26
May, 1946
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Married
Lilly Marks, Newcastle-u-Tyne
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circa 1972
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Divorced
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Oct 2006
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Passed away, Memorial Stone setting was
Sunday 5th August 2007
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