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Ross Blyth JACOB

Date of birth5 July 1885
Place of birthSnowtown, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTelegraphist
AddressEdgarley, Kadina, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinW E Jacob, Kadina, South Australia
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit name10th Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
Promotions

Lieutenant Colonel


Unit: General List
Promotion date: 4 February 1917


Unit: No 2 Com Depot

FateReturned to Australia 31 July 1918
Family/military connectionsBrothers: [309] Lt Gordon Hillier JACOB, 51st Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1918; 2020 Pte Jack JACOB, Australian Army Service Corps, returned to Australia, 29 July 1915; [770] Lt Kenneth Grant JACOB, 12th Bn, killed in action, 30 May 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commanded 10th Bn, 1917-18.

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