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JACOBS, Louis William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1772 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 March 1915, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Mount Lawley, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 4 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row I, Grave 13 Headstone inscription reads: May his soul rest in peace, Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Albury General Cemetery, Albury, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney The Great Synagogue Roll of Honour, Victorian Jewish War Memorial, WA Jewish War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1772, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 14 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1772, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1772, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Isaac and Rachel Jacobs of Regent Street, Mount Lawley, WA formerly of 49 Newcastle Street, Perth, WA later of Potts Point, NSW and Auckland, NZ
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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