Regimental number | 2836 |
Place of birth | Willunga, South Australia |
School | Willunga & Mintaro Public Schools, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | Mintaro Central, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Isabell Cameron Jacobs, Mintaro Central, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Kandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 16), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 136 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ivern and Isabella JACOBS, Mintaro, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 707 Pte Willie JACOBS, 12th Bn, returned to Australia, 20 October 1915 (wounded in action, Lone Pine, 7 August 1915; died, 18 February 1917). |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |