John Gilbert (Gib or Gibby) JACOB

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Service Number:	1694
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glenelg, South Australia, Australia, 22 February 1896
Home Town:	Kensington Gardens, Burnside, South Australia
Schooling:	Adelaide High School
Occupation:	Student
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 7 July 1918, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Roll (New), Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Magill Honour Board, Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour

11 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1694, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1694, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide

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