| Regimental number | 2118 |
| Place of birth | Port Augusta South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Mason |
| Address | Henley Beach Road, Mile End, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Jacobs, Henley Beach Road, Mile End, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 10 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal 'Courage, devotion to duty and valuable service. (Hermies 9 April 1917)' Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'On the morning of 9/4/17 during the attack on Hermies, he displayed great coolness in assisting Lieut. PRICE to capture six Germans who had caused a lot of casualties by sniping. He afterwards did valuable work in the construction of a machine gun emplacement under shell fire as part of the strong point and set a splendid example of courage and devotion to duty.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 174 Date: |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
