Lance Corporal HANS ARENSTEIN (photo added)
| Rank | Lance Corporal |
| Forenames | HANS |
| Surname | ARENSTEIN (photo added) |
| Initials | H |
| Alias | ANDREWS, HARRY |
| Place of Birth |
ERFURT, THURINGIA, GERMANY
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| Date of Birth | Saturday, 18 February 1922 |
| Date of Death | Friday, 11 August 1944 |
| Age | 22 |
| Nationality |
British
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| Residence or Entered Service From | Unknown |
| Service Number | 6436352 | Force |
British Army
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| Service/Corps/Regiment | Royal Sussex Regiment |
| Unit / Ship / Battalion / Squadron | 10 Commando |
| Regiment/Unit attached to | 10 Commando |
| Military Honours and Awards | |
| Place of Burial/Commemoration |
RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Roll of honour |
| Grave/Memorial Location | IA. M. 4. |
| Previous Place(s) of Burial | Unknown |
| Epitaph | |
| Family Details | SERVED AS HARRY ANDREWS. SON OF MAX AND GERTRUDE ARENSTEIN, OF SAO PAULO, BRAZIL. |
Additional Information
HANS RICHARD ARENSTEIN was born in Germany. a German Jew, his family moved to the United Kingdom where he became a British national and joined the British Army. To protect him, in the event of him being taken prisoner by the German forces, he served under the pseudonym HARRY ANDREWS.
Lance Corporal HANS ARENSTEIN (HARRY ANDREWS), undated.
References |
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| 1. | Photographs and additonal information, unless otherwise credited, kindly provided by Joao Eduardo A. Aresnstein, nephew of Lance Corporal HANS ARENSTEIN. |
Acknowledgements and Credits |
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| Source of original data: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Headstone photograph: | Carl Shilleto |
| Cross marker photograph: | |
| Individual photograph: | Joao Eduardo A. Aresnstein, nephew of Lance Corporal HANS ARENSTEIN. |
| Additional photographs provided by: | Carl Shilleto. |
| Additional information provided by: | Joao Eduardo A. Aresnstein, nephew of Lance Corporal HANS ARENSTEIN and Carl Shilleto. |
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