Regimental number | 1695 |
Place of birth | Truro, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Eudunda, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Matilda Annie Jaeger, Eudunda, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 50th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4309 Pte Ernest Alfred JAEGER DCM, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 5 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Anchsis', 1 November 1917; discharged (medically unfit: disordered action of the heart), Adelaide, 11 March 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JAEGER Johann Oscar |