Moshe Egozi

Moshe Egozi was born in 1928 in Hadera

Moshe Egozi was born in Hadera on March 25, 1928. As a child he fell ill with meningitis and lost consciousness, but recovered. From 1942 Kibbutz Mizra was his home, and he went to high school there.

He served in the Haganah from 1947 and joined the IDF during the War of Independence. After his service he studied at the Technion. In 1951 he married Yardena, whom he met during the war, and they had 5 children.

At the kibbutz he led the electrical work and later the construction work. He was kibbutz secretary from 1960 to 1963 and later became manager of its hydraulics factory, Tamal. He was active in Hashomer Hatzair and sat on its executive committee from 1965 until his death.

In the Yom Kippur War he commanded reserve armored infantry Battalion 91. On October 19, 1973, a shell hit his half-track during a Syrian counterattack at Um Butna. He died of his wounds at Rambam Hospital in Haifa and was buried at his kibbutz.

In 1974 he was awarded the Chief of Staff's citation after his death. His name appears on several memorials, including Yad LaShiryon, and the new Tamal office building is named for him.