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Alfred JACOBS

Regimental number5130
Date of birth1 December 1897
Place of birthBurnley, Victoria
SchoolRichmond State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrocer
AddressTara Street, Upper Hawthorn, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, A A Jacobs, Tara Street, Upper Hawthorn, Victoria
Enlistment date12 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 14 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 29 May 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Stated to be Alfred James JACOBS on Nominal Roll.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death21 August 1941
Age at death44
Place of burialBurwood Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria

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