James Clarence JACOBS

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Service Number:	2836
Enlisted:	31 October 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Willunga, South Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Mintaro, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia
Schooling:	Willunga & Mintaro Public Schools, South Australia
Occupation:	Engine Driver
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 31 July 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mintaro Roll of Honour WW1, Mintaro and District War Memorial, The South Australian National War Memorial, Willunga Cheer Up Society Pictorial Honour Board, Willunga War Memorial

31 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2836, 43rd Infantry Battalion
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 2836, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 2836, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide

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