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JACOBS, Herbert Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 952 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bangor. South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Murray Bridge, Murray Bridge, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dudley Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Murray Bridge Roll of Honour WW1, Wilmington District WW1 Honour Boards |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 952, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Saldanha embarkation_ship_number: A12 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 952, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Saldanha, Adelaide | |
| 30 Jun 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, On the night of 30 th June 1918 , near Merris, Dvr Jacobs was placed in charge of 3 pack animals carrying rations to the front line. When nearing the forward positions the pack mules came under heavy artillery fire, two being killed and their drivers wounded. Dvr Jacobs in spite of continual artillery fire extricated the wounded men from beneath their dead horses and helped them to safety, returning to his mules he succeeded at great personal risk in taking the three loads of rations to the company in the front lines, making three trips under very trying circumstances. | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 952, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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