Second Lieutenant M J Levine
Royal Air Force
8th May 1918 Age 18
Detail from main headstone
Killed in an aeroplane collision
Beloved son of Louis and Barbara Levine
Name: LEVINE, MYER JOSEPH
Rank: Second Lieutenant Service: Royal Air Force Unit Text: 53rd Training Sqdn.
Age: 18 Date of Death: 08/05/1918
Additional information: Son of Louis and Barbara Levine, of "Dunrobin," Norwich Rd., Cromer, Norfolk. Born at Norwich.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Jewish. 47. Cemetery: NORWICH CEMETERY, Norfolk
www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2803209
Myer can be seen here
norlink.norfolk.gov.uk/02_Catalogue/02_013_PictureTitleIn...
The accompanying notes read
Flight Lieutenant Levine was born at 66, Prince of Wales Road, Norwich on 10th September 1899. He was educated at the Bracondale School, Norwich, and at the Paston Grammar School, North Walsham. He enlisted as a private in the Northumberland Fusiliers in June 1915. He was killed in an aerial collision near Stamford, Lincolnshire, on 8th May 1918. He is buried in the Jewish Cemetery in Norwich
From the history of Narborough aerodrome
53 Reserve Sqn arrived from Sedgeford on 14th December 1916, being renamed 53 Training Sqn on 31st May 1917. This unit flew Avro 504J, DH6, RE8 and BE2e aircraft. During December 1917, they moved to Harlaxton
www.raf.mod.uk/rafmarham/aboutus/narboroughaerodrome.cfm
The squadron was resident at Harlaxton 6 Dec 1917 - 15 Aug 1918, at which point it merged 64th Training Squadron to form 40th TDS.
raf-lincolnshire.info/harlaxton/harlaxton.htm
At the time of the 1901 Census, the family consisted of
Louis Levine, age 34, born Norwich, married, Profession Pawnbroker and dealer in antiquities
Barbara Levine, age 30, born North Shields, Northumberland
Victor Levine, age 4, born Norwich
Cyril Levine, age 4, born Norwich
Henrietta Levine, age 3, born Norwich
Myer Levine, age 1, born Norwich.
The family lived at 66 Prince of Wales Road, Norwich, and had one live in servant, Florence Naylor, (Genes Re-united have transcribed this as Neylor)
An 1894 Commercial Directory of the Jews of the UK lists a Louis Levine at 19, Pottergate Street, Norwich, trading as a Silversmith and Pawnbroker.