Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameAlroy Maitland COHEN 
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6Birth30 Jun 1881, Sydney, NSW, Australia45
Death15 Oct 1966, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Birth30 Jun 1881, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia117
Burial17 Oct 1966, Rookwood Jewish Cemetery - Sect. 5 Plot A
Death15 Oct 1966, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia118
FatherGeorge Judah COHEN (1842-1937)
MotherRebecca [Re'] LEVY (1849-1933)
Spouses
Birth12 Feb 1888, VIC, Australia
Burial11 Feb 1957, Rookwood Jewish Cemetery - Sect. 5 Plot B
Death9 Feb 1957, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Birth12 Feb 1888, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Death9 Feb 1957, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia116
FatherMaurice [Moritz] Edward BENJAMIN (1858-1914)
MotherDinah [Diana] Hart nee LEVEY (1861-1898)
Marriage1924, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia119
ChildrenMale (1926-1926)
Notes for Alroy Maitland COHEN
For full details of his life see his obituary written by Prim Moss - File Cohen Samuel - Cohen Alroy obituary.
Alroy was educated at Sydney Grammar School and at Sydney University from where he graduated BA LLB and was admitted to the Bar in 1905.
In World War I he was a Captain in the 56th Battalion of the AIF in France, and in World War II he served as a Lieut col in the Army Legal Corps.
He served on the Board of the NSW Board of Jewish Education, as well being an honorary teacher, also the NSW Jewish War Memorial, the Prisoners Aid Association and Australian Friends of the Hebrew University of which he was appointed a Governor in 1949. Following this appointment he travelled to Israel annually to attend the meetings of the Board.
I noticed Alroy's name in the National Database of perons who were in the services during WWII. His number was N 30142. Sefton was also listed.
Alroy was educated at Sydney Grammar School and at Sydney University from where he graduated BA LLB and was admitted to the Bar in 1905.
In World War I he was a Captain in the 56th Battalion of the AIF in France, and in World War II he served as a Lieut col in the Army Legal Corps.
He served on the Board of the NSW Board of Jewish Education, as well being an honorary teacher, also the NSW Jewish War Memorial, the Prisoners Aid Association and Australian Friends of the Hebrew University of which he was appointed a Governor in 1949. Following this appointment he travelled to Israel annually to attend the meetings of the Board.
I noticed Alroy's name in the National Database of perons who were in the services during WWII. His number was N 30142. Sefton was also listed.