Regimental number | 2623 |
Place of birth | Clifton, Queensland |
School | Quinalow State School, Queensland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mt Bismark via Jondaryan, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 129 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Martin Jacobsen, Mt Bismark via Jondaryan, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 18.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Special Memorial 6), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 66 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Martin and Kate JACOBSEN, Maclagan, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 12th Bn, Railhead, Egypt, 1 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 5 April 1916. Reported missing, 23-26 July 1916. Subsequently, 6 March 1917, listed as 'Killed in action, 23-26 July 1916.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Mt Bismark via Jondaryne. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JACOBSEN Victor Jacob |