Samuel ADELSON

  General Notes:

According to Esther Pearlman, Schmeil spent time in a British military prison for interfering with the treatment of horses. Because of poor medical treatment by a medic posing as a doctor, Schmeil was not a well man when he immigrated to the US.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration, 2 Oct 1920, Springfield, MA. ⁹ went to live with brother Louis

• Residence, 1920, 6 Gosset St., Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London, England. ⁹ until 2 Oct 1920

• Residence, 1920, 133 Florida, Springfield, MA. ⁹⁹

• Military: Royal Fusilliers (aka The Jewish/Palestine Cavalry Brigade), England; J/6401 Private, #5374 Rifleman, 2/12th Battalion; Grocer (NY), 1914-1918, England; Palestine. ¹⁰⁰

• Religion: Jewish.

• Namesake: Shirley Pearlman.

• Honors: British war medal 1922. ¹⁰¹