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JACOBSEN, Victor Jacob
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2623, 2623A |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Elphinstone, Queensland, Australia, 3 August 1897 |
| Home Town: | Maclagan, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Quinalow State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 23 July 1916, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery Buried POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE memorial at Evergreen Cemetery Queensland Australia (Leisa Carney), Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maclagan & Quinalow District War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 2623, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 2623, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 2623, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 2623A, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Leisa Lees
Son of Martin Christian Jocobsen & Katie Austin
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