| Regimental number | 1773 |
| Place of birth | Northcote, Victoria |
| School | Northcote State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Tobacco worker |
| Address | 31 James Street, Northcote, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 8.75" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Martha J Jacobs, 31 James Street, Northcote, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years 3 months in the 6th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces, Prahran, Victoria (discharged as inefficient); 4 months in the Army Service Corps, Citizen Military Forces (left at own request). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 24th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 13), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Matha JACOBS |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 4716 Pte Cecil James COE, 8th Bn., killed in action, 28 July 1916; 3013 Pte Albert Victor COE, 59th Bn, killed in action, 2 September 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength, 24th Bn, Gallipoli, 29 September 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 10 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Found guilty, Ismailia, 9 March 1916, of being absent without leave, 1330-1800, 9 March: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks. Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Ferry Post, 4 April 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 4 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presumed Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, JACOBS Leslie John |
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