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Percy Bennett JACOBS

Regimental number406
Place of birthMagill, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationSalesman
Address19 Birrell Street, Norwood, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 8"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Helwig Alice Jacobs, 19 Birrell Street, Norwood, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 July 1915
Place of enlistmentKeswick, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name32nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 October 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date14 January 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death3 April 1945

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