Gerald Berger

Trooper Gerald Berger was an English soldier of the British Army who died during the Second World War.
He was born in 1924, in Liverpool, the son of Ely and Celia Berger (née Friedman).
Berger died on 7 August 1944, during the Battle of Normandy, while serving with 5 Troop, "C" Squadron, 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own). He had been serving as a gunner operator when he was killed alongside driver Trooper Johnson after their vehicle, leading an advance, was ambushed by a German 75mm gun. The commander, Sergeant Thompson, suffered severe burns.War Diaries of The 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own), warlinks.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
He is buried in Bayeux War Cemetery.
==Notes==
==References==
*Berger, Gerald, cwgc.org. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
==External links==
*Roots, jewishtelegraph.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
*Liverpool Institute Old Boys' Association History Project, liobians.org. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
Category:1924 births
Category:1944 deaths
Category:British military personnel
Category:British Army
Category:British people of Jewish descent
Category:Buried in France
Category:Troopers