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JACOBS, Leslie Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1560 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 December 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, 22 February 1889 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Norwood Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1560, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1560, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1560, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Jacobs and Emily Sarah Jacobs nee Hutton of 35 Young Street, Kent Town, Adelaide, SA. Brother of Lillian Mary Jacobs, Emily Blanche Jacobs, Edward Hamilton Jacobs and Francis Drummond Jacobs,
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal