Regimental number | 4119 |
Place of birth | Echuca, Victoria |
School | Dorcas State School, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Other training | International Corresponding College |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Civil servant Railway Dept |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, William Jaques, 364 Bank Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | He served in the Military Cadets and held a Commission |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 22.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row B, Grave No. 2), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 99 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Sarah JAQUES, 364 Bank Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 36 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |