Victor Arthur JACQUES

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JACQUES, Victor Arthur

Service Number:	62
Enlisted:	20 August 1914, An original of A Company
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia, 16 November 1894
Home Town:	Glenorchy, Glenorchy, Tasmania
Schooling:	Glenorchy State School, Tasmania
Occupation:	Orchardist
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 31 July 1918, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 21, Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Longuenesse, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenorchy State School Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

20 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 62, 12th Infantry Battalion, An original of A Company
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Sergeant, 62, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Sergeant, 62, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart
31 Jul 1918:	Involvement 62, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 62 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1918-07-31

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Jacques was Mentioned in despatches at Anzac, “Served throughout the whole period at Anzac and specially distinguished himself by leading an attack of 20 men at Leane’s Trench and succeeding in bringing in all his wounded. Has done excellent work as platoon sergeant.”

He was promoted to Company Sergeant Major after Gallipoli and was the wounded, shell shock, at Pozieres. He then suffered multiple shrapnel wounds on 30 July 1918 near Strazeele and died of wounds the next day.

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