JACOBS, Henry Davis
(Service number 9/1443)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Gunner |
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Birth
| Date | 29/04/1894 | Place of Birth | Morven |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 23 August 1915 | Age | 21 |
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| Address at Enlistment | 6 Smith Street, Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Railway Cadet | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Jane Jacobs (mother), Morven, South Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 7th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Field Artillery | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian, Western Europe | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 23 April 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Messines, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | |||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Mrs Jane Jacobs, Morven, South Canterbury. Prior to enlisting Henry was working as a Railway Cadet for the NZ Government.
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015)
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Dave Batchelor (South Canterbury Museum); Ted Hansen, SC branmch NZSG
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