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World War 1, Australia Western Australia, FREEDMAN, Chaplain Corps, 1919

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1919

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"Treasured" - World War 1 Photo Portraits - Identified

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Studio portrait of Rabbi David Isaac Freedman Order of the British Empire, Chief Rabbi of Perth

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Rabbi Freedman was born at Budapest in 1874 and educated in London and came to Western Australia in 1896. He served as a chaplain-major in the A.I.F. from 1915 to 1918 at Gallipoli and in France, Belgium, and Palestine. Formerly president and vice-president of the Returned Soldiers League, he was an active member of the State executive and chairman of the State Education Board for Children of Deceased Soldiers. Rabbi Freedman was identified with various cultural organisations, but he was also widely known for his work for children's welfare institutions.

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cwa-org-32-P1979.616.1a

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War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

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