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JACOBS, Willie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 707 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Willunga, South Australia, 18 February 1891 |
| Home Town: | Willunga, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Parkside, South Australia, 25 March 1951, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Mintaro Roll of Honour WW1, Willunga Cheer Up Society Pictorial Honour Board, Willunga War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 707, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 707, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 707, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 707, 12th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Lost an eye from a bomb shrapnel. | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 707, 12th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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