William Norley JACOBS

Regimental number18807
OccupationSeaman
Next of kinFriend, Mrs E Cassley, 35 Eden Crescent, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 59 Waitemata on 26 July 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit6th (Hauraki) Company, 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 1), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Agnes Jacobs, 99 Kilmore Street, Christchurch, and the late William Norley Jacobs
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 5

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