John JACOBS

Regimental number51219
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinBrother, A Jacobs, Omoto Road, Greymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 87 Tahiti on 12 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 25 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialBeaulencourt British Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave No 14), Ligny-Thilloy, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary Ann Jacobs, Kaiata, Greymouth
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 18

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