Miriam Freedman
Canadian veteran
About Miriam Freedman
Lived 1911 – 1994 (aged 82–83). Miriam Freedman was a Canadian.
Miriam "Mimi" Freedman (later Hart; 2 March 1911 – 23 April 1994) was a Canadian veteran who served in the Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC) during the Second World War.
Born in Montreal, Freedman joined the London Ambulance Service in 1939, serving as an ambulance driver in The Blitz. She returned in Canada in 1941 when she became pregnant, giving the baby up for adoption.
She "is believed to be the only Jewish Canadian enlisted woman to be decorated for bravery" during the Second World War. Returning to Canada in 1946, she married her cousin Bill Hart.
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Who was Miriam Freedman?
Canadian veteran
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Miriam Freedman was born on 2 March 1911.
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Miriam Freedman died in 1994.
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Miriam Freedman was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Miriam Freedman. https://biography.guide/miriam-freedman/
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