| Regimental number | 1933 |
| Place of birth | Cherry Gardens, Clarendon, South Australia |
| School | Cherry Gardens Public School, Clarendon, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Cherry Gardens, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Maria Jacobs, Cherry Gardens, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 50th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1933A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Mont St Quentin, France |
| Age at death | 23.10 |
| Place of burial | Etretat Churchyard Extension (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 12), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 136 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Cherry Farm Cemetery, South Australia. Parents: Thomas (d. 30 August 1923, aged 71; bu. Cherry Farm) and Maria (d. 6 October 1946, aged 87; bu. Cherry Farm) JACOBS, Cherry Gardens, South Australia |