Harold Spielmann

Captain Harold Lionel Isidore Spielmann was an English officer of the British Army who died during the First World War.
He was born on 12 January 1893,Harold Spielmann, gw.geneanet.org. Retrieved 31 October 2015. in Paddington, the son of Isidore and Emily Spielmann (née Sebag-Montefiore). His father, knighted in 1905, was an engineer who acted as a communal worker within the Jewish community.Sir Isidore Spielmann, jewishencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 31 October 2015. Spielmann studied at Clifton and Pembroke College, where he graduated with honours and belonged to the Officer Training Corps.The Times (40939), p. 10: "Fallen Officers". 21 August 1915.
Spielmann was commissioned on 14 October 1914, in the 10th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment.The London Gazette (28952), p. 8620. 26 October 1914. thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2015. He was soon promoted captain in recognition of his efforts training soldiers. Although his battalion landed at Cape Helles in May 1915,The Manchester Regiment, 1914-1918.net. Retrieved 31 October 2015. Spielmann did not join them until 25 July, when he brought a draft of men to Gallipoli. He was killed in action on 13 August.
He buried in Pink Farm Cemetery.
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*Spielmann, Harold L I, cwgc.org. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
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