Henry Davis JACOBS

Regimental number9/1443
Date of birth29 April 1894
ReligionMethodist
OccupationRailway cadet
Address6 Smith Street, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 10"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Jacobs, Morven, South Canterbury
Previous military serviceNo 5 Company, New Zealand Railway Engineers, Territorial Force (3 years).
Enlistment date23 August 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankGunner
Final unitY Trench Mortar Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 23 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row K, Grave No 25), nr Ieper, Belgium
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Seventh

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