Reginald William JACOBS

Badge Number: 12940, Sub Branch: Enfield
12940

JACOBS, Reginald William

Service Number: 4454
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 27th Infantry Battalion
Born: Murray Bridge, South Australia, 1 June 1891
Home Town: Bowden, Charles Sturt, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Engine Cleaner, S.A.R.
Died: Adelaide, South Australia, 11 February 1970, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia
Memorials: Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Gawler May Bros. & Co. Limited WW1 Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

25 Mar 1916: Involvement Private, 4454, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Mar 1916: Embarked Private, 4454, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide
Date unknown: Wounded 4454, 27th Infantry Battalion

MARRIAGE

Chronicle (Adelaide, SA: 1895 - 1954) Saturday 25 March 1916
MARRIAGES
Jacobs — Engel.
The Congregational Church, Medindie, was the scene of a pretty wedding on Saturday, February 26, when Gunner Reginald William Jacobs, second son of Mrs. M. Jacobs, North Adelaide, was married to Louisa Blanche Engel, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Engel, Park-street, Bowden-on-Hill. The Rev. W. Hawke officiated, and the church was prettily decorated by the bride's sisters and girlfriends. Four arches from which hung clusters of white flowers entwined in fern, spanned the aisles, and the bridal party stood beneath a larger one, beautifully decorated with a big wedding bell and two crossed guns. This design was the work of the bridegroom, who is a gunner at the Mitcham camp. The bride, who entered the church on her father's arm to the strains of a march played by Miss Leila Kernick, looked charming in a gown of pure white silk. The bodice was draped with a ninon and lace vest, trimmed with pearls, while the skirt was also scalloped, and finished of kith pearl. The long train, which hung from the waist, was trimmed with two horse shoes and a true lover's knot. A wreath of orange blossom was worn with the veil, and she carried a beautiful bouquet tied with white streamers. The bridesmaids— Miss Vera Willington and Miss Eva Laming— were attired in smartly cut white silk coats and skirts and large white hats, and carried beautiful bouquets of red, white, and blue flowers, with streamers to match. Little Miss Mavis Laming, as train bearer, looked sweet in white silk. The bridegroom was supported by Gunner Anderson and Private Harold Wallman in their uniforms, and a guard of honor was formed outside the church door by the bridegroom's comrades in camp. After the ceremony Gunner and Mrs. Jacobs received the guests in the hall at rear of the church. The wedding breakfast followed. A large number of friends and relatives assembled to witness the ceremony, and after the usual toasts had been honored the happy couple left for Victor Harbor. The bride travelled in a saxe blue military coat and skirt, with smart black hat. A number of handsome gifts were received.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87241223

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Medal: British War Medal