Killed as a result of a 13 October 1940 air raid on Coronation Avenue.
Sylvia Cohen was born on 16 December 1919, a daughter of Max Cohen, (1880-1940) and Esther Malka Cohen (1885-1940).
The census return form completed by her father on 19 June 1921 shows her as Sylvia Cohen, aged 1year, 6 months and that she had been born in the St George in the East Registration District, London. She was living in four rooms at 9 Prince's Square, Stepney (later renamed as Swedenborg Square), with her parents and two siblings: Toby Cohen - a female aged 13 years who was in whole time education and Louie Cohan - a male aged 10 years, 3 months who was also in whole time education, together with a male boarder. Her father showed himself as Marks Cohan, aged 41 years, 7 months, born in Clodavia, Poland, a harness maker employed by J. Jenkovitch at 13 Backchurch Lane, Leman Street, London, E1, whilst her mother was described as Esther Cohen, aged 36 years, 3 months and who had been born in Oshanshein, Poland.
When the England and Wales Register was compiled on 29 September 1939 she was shown as Sylvia Cohen. Her date of birth was recorded as 16 December 1919 and she was a chain store shop assistant residing at 4 Palmeira Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, with her parents. Her father was recorded as a boarding house proprietor.
She died on 13 October 1940 when a high explosive German bomb fell on the Coronation Avenue air raid shelter in Stoke Newington, London. Her death was registered as Sylvia Cohen, aged 20 years, in the 4th quarter of 1940 in the Stoke Newington Registration District. Her body, together with that of her parents, was in the Edmonton Federation of Synagogues Cemetery, 291 Montagu Road, London, N18 2NF. Her headstone shows her name as Sylvia 'Chippy' Cohen, her father as Myer Cohen and mother as Esther Malka Cohen.
She is shown as 'COHEN, SYLVIA' on the Stoke Newington civilian war memorial in Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington High Street, London, N16 0LH, which includes the name of her mother but for some unknown reason not the name of her father.
She is also commemorated on the , which shows her home address to have been 293 Amhurst Road, Hackney, London and that she died at 157/161 Stoke Newington Road, Stoke Newington, on the and on the held in Westminster Abbey.
Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.
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