• Normandy Massacres

Date of birth:

July 6th, 1914 (Tribune/Saskatchewan, Canada)

Date of death:

June 9th, 1944 (Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse, France)

Buried on:

Canadian War Cemetery Beny-sur-mer
Plot: III. Row: E. Grave: 1.

Service number:

L/27431

Nationality:

Canadian

Israel Pavelow, also known as Ervin Povol, was born in Tribune, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Hyman Povolow. He was of Jewish Orthodox faith and grew up in a family that had emigrated from Russia, specifically the Kiev region. Before enlisting, Ervin worked as a construction rigger and had pursued education at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where his father resided. Despite his Canadian birthplace, his ties to the United States remained strong through his family.

On June 17, 1940, Ervin enlisted in the Canadian Active Service Force at Regina, Saskatchewan, joining the Regina Rifle Regiment. He was single at the time and had no children. His military service was marked by steady advancement: he was promoted from Rifleman to Lance Corporal, then Acting Corporal, and eventually Corporal. His record shows he was a qualified driver of tracked vehicles and had completed various training courses, including a six-week course at CTS 3 Wing.

Ervin served in Canada, the United Kingdom, and eventually France. He was hospitalized twice in 1940 for minor ailments but returned to duty quickly. His service included embarkation from Halifax in August 1941 and disembarkation in the UK, followed by deployment to France during the Normandy campaign. On June 9, 1944, just days after the D-Day landings, Corporal Ervin Povol was murdered by Waffen-SS soldiers. He was 29 years old.

His remains were initially interred in Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse and later reburied with honor at the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery in France. His father, Hyman Povolow, was notified of his death and later requested that his son’s headstone reflect his true Jewish name: Israel Pavelow.

Ervin left no will initially known to authorities, but a later-discovered document bequeathed his estate to a deserving orphanage selected by his executor, Allan S. Gregory. His estate was distributed accordingly.

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