Roll of Honour Sydney Arthur Jacobs

Service number 1459
Rank Trooper
Unit 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Date of Death 01 June 1916
Place of Death Egypt
Cause of Death Died of wounds
Age at Death 25
Place of Association Willunga, South Australia, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Location on the Roll of Honour

Sydney Arthur Jacobs's name is located at panel 4 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

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Roll of Honour circular

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War Graves

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