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JACKA, Albert
Service number 465
Captain
14th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 10 Jan 1893
St. Kilda Captain Albert Jacka V.C. Memorial Plaque
Details
| Location | RSL Club, 88 Acland Street, St Kilda, Port Phillip - Victoria, Australia |
| Type | plaque |
| Description | Oval Plaque |
| Built | Not yet discovered |
| Opened | 4 April 1994 |
| Inscription | In memory of Captain Albert Jacka V.C., M.C. and Bar
Served in the 4th Brigade, 14th Battalion - `Jacka`s Mob`
Fought with distinction in the First World War 1914 - 1918
Served the City of St Kilda as a General Ward Councillor from 1929 - 1932. Mayor of the City of St Kilda in 1930 - 1933. Capt. A. `Ben`Jacka, remembered for courage in great peril, endurance in diversity, service to community and, above all, loyalty to his mates and fellow soldiers, an exceptional Australian. "He fought his nations`s battles in the line and fought for his men out of the line. It is right that such a man`s name should be handed down to posterity" Brigadier-General C. H. Brand, A.I.F. We will Remember them - March 4, 1994 |
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