| Rank | Private |
| Service # | 123259 |
| Unit # | 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, "D" Coy., 70th Battalion |
| Resident | Chatham |
Regimental number: 123259. Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4762 – 35, Item: 479345, PDF:- B4762 – SO35. Date of Birth: 04/04/1895 at London, England. N of K: Frank Jacobs of 50 West St., Chatham, ON. A single bill poster living in Chatham. Member 24th Kent Regt. Attestation: 13/09/1915 at Chatham, ON. to 70th Bn. LAC search
Age: 20 yrs. 5 mths., Height: 5’ 4 ½ “, Girth: 34 ½ “, Complexion: Fair, Eyes; Blue, Hair: Light Brown, Weight: 130 #, Scar back of head also boils on his back. Medical 13/09/15 at Chatham, ON. “Fit’.
Arrived in England S.S. Lapland 5/05/16. 9/06/16 to the 5th CMR. 14/06/16 5th CMR from 70th Bn. – in Field
Private Jacobs left for overseas with the 70th battalion Apr. 21, 1916, proceeding to France June 15, drafted to the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles.
He participated in the engagements at Ypres and the Somme receiving fatal wounds Aug. 16, 1916.
JACOBS, Initials: W. G. Nationality: Canadian, Rank: Private, Regiment/Service: 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, Unit Text: “D” Coy.
Age: 20; DOW, Date of Death: 16/08/1916, Service No: 123259. 4th Cdn. Field Amb. GSW Right Leg Severed. Date of Service 7/06/16.
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Jacobs, of 102, Harvey St., Chatham, Ontario. Born in London, England. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead. Grave/Memorial Reference: Enclosure No.4 I. S. 1. Cemetery: BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY.
The cause of Death now a curtained to be S.W. Right Leg srvered. Date of Casualty 16/08/16. Mrs. Elizabeth Jacobs c/0: Nurse A. Gray, 49 Goodrich Rd., Dulwick S. E., England. “Not Eligible”.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jacobs received the Memorial Cross. Francis P. Jacobs – received the Memorial Scroll 18/01/21 and the Plaque 5/10/21.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Sources | Chatham Daily Planet (24-08-1916), Chatham Daily Planet (24-01-1917), Chatham Daily Planet (27-09-1919), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4762 – 35, LAC, CVWM |
| Supplemental Information | Age: 20; DOW, Date of Death: 16/08/1916 Mother: Mrs. Elizabeth Jacobs, Chatham. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead. Grave/Memorial Reference: Enclosure No.4 I. S. 1. Cemetery: BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY. |
| Height | 5'4 1/2" |
| Weight | 130 lbs. lbs |
| Eye Colour | Blue |
| Age | 20 yrs. 5 mths. |
| Complexion | Fair |
| Hair | Light Brown |
| Race | white |
| Birthplace | 04/04/1895 at London, England. |
| Religion | Anglian |
| Last Place of Employment | W. W. Scane, Chatham, Ontario |
| Marital Status | single |
| When Enlisted | Sept. 13, 1915 |
| Where Enlisted | Chatham, Ontario |
| Next of Kin | Frank Jacobs of 50 West St., Chatham, ON. |
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