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JACOBS, Harry
| Service Number: | 3572 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Willunga, South Australia, 19 February 1896 |
| Home Town: | Willunga, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 16 May 1951, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld |
| Memorials: | Mintaro Roll of Honour WW1, Willunga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3572, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3572, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3572, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Cates
Harry Jacobs was single and age nearly 20 when he enlisted at Adelaide. With a fresh complexion grey eyes and brown hair, he stood 5'3" (160 cm) tall and weighed 114 lb (52 kgs).
Harry had a number of medical problems that prevented him seeing any action in France and he was discharged on medical grounds on 4 January 1918. His older brothers James and Willie also fought in World War I, and are depicted on the Willunga "Cheer-Up collage. Harry married Florence Livinia Elisabeth Shue in 1922 he was residing in Brisbane when he died and was buried in the Lutwyche cemetery.
Excerpt from the Book, "A Picture of Fortitude: with approval by The Willunga Rereational Park
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