Regimental number | 7869 |
Place of birth | Upper Brogo, New South Wales |
School | Purn Burn Public School, Bega Public School and Convent School, Bega, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Quaama, Upper Brogo, via Bega, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr I W Jessop, Quaama, Upper Brogo, via Bega, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 26th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Was one of the champion Athletes of the Far South East in all athletic games. (Father) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Horn Wood |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Hem Farm Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 25), Hem-Monacu, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 124 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Isaac and Maria JESSOP, Upper Brogo, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |