The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private A L Jacobs

From Jewry Book of Honour

Photograph by "International Wargraves Photography Project"

Private Alfred Lewis JACOBS, 206330, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, death presumed on or after, 26th October 1917, age 21.

Born Stoke Newington, London, son of Lewis Alfred and Abigail Jacobs, of 45, Northfield Road, Stamford Hill, London / 33 Stanley Gardens, Hampstead, London NW3.

1911 Census - 65 Benthall Road, Stoke Newington, London - Lewis Alfred Jacobs, head, age 37, married, general dealer, at home, born London E; Abigail Jacobs, wife, age 35, married 17 years, 5 children, all still alive, born London E; Annie Jacobs, daughter, age 16, single, apprentice dressmaker, born London N; Alfred Jacobs, son, age 15, single, office boy, stockbrokers, born London ?; Doris Jacobs, daughter, age 9, school, born London N; Joseph Jacobs, son, age 7, school, born London N; Sarah Jacobs, daughter, age 4, born London N; Violet? Challis, servant, age 18, single, born London SE.

Enlisted St Swithin's Lane, EC, age 20, height 5ft 5 inches, weight 9 stone 8 lbs, scar on right chest, old, Religion, Hebrew. Resided 21 Leweston Place, Stamford Hill, N.

Home 26th March 1915 to 1th October 1917; BEF 12th October 1917 to 26th October 1917.

26th March 1915, enlisted 2/1 Royal Bucks Hussars, Service No.2157; 25th January 1916, Kings Lynn, absent from morning stables, 1 drill; 28th January 1916, Kings Lynn, missing morning stables, missing Regimental Parade, exercising horses without permission, 7 days Field Punishment; 30th March 1916, Upminster, overstaying leave, 4 drills; 4th April 1916, Upminster, idleness whist at pack drill, 2 drills; 21st April 1916, Upminster, absent over leave from Tattoo 21st April 1916 to 6.15am 26th April 1916, 4 fatigues; 3rd May 1916, Upminster, repeatedly idle at Defaulters Parade, 2 drills; 27th June 1916, Thorndon Park, refusing to obey an order from NCO, 2 days confined to Barracks; 29th July 1916, Thorndon Park, when on Active Service, absent from 29th July 1916 to 8.15pm 2nd August 1916, 5 days pay; 1st October 1916, Thorndon Park, when on Active Service, overstaying leave, from Tattoo 1st October 1916 to 6.00am 2nd October 1916, 14 days confined to Barracks, forfeits 2 days pay; 12th May 1917, Thorndon Park, when on Active Service, absent from Tattoo 12th May 1917 to 2.00am 13th May 1917, 3 days confined to Barracks; 2nd June 1917, posted; 21st June 1917, Aldershot, Inattention, talking on M.Os Parade, 3 days confined to Barracks; 28th July 1917, Aldershot, absent from morning stables at 9.30am until found in coffee bar at 10.30am, 5 days confined to Barracks; 8th August 1917, Aldershot, not complying with an order, leaving early morning stables without permission, leaving evening stables without permission, 14 days confined to Barracks;1st September 1917, compulsorily transferred & posted 5th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, Service No.205769; 1st October 1917, Dover, having an untidy berth, 3 extra Zeppelin pickets; 12th October 1917, posted BEF; 13th October 1917, joined; 13th October 1917, posted; 14th October 1917, transferred to 4th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 14th October 1917, posted 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 16th October 1917, joined Battalion, In the Field; 26th October 1917, posted missing.

Buried at Hooge Crater Cemetery, IX. G. 16., Belgium.

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