The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Private G Jacobs
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Private George JACOBS, G/9618, 11th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, death presumed on or after15th September 1916.
Born Lewisham, SE, son of Edward Job & Emily Jacobs, both deceased.
1911 Census - 14 Ardmere Road, Hither Green, Lewisham - George Jacobs, head, age 29, married, painter, house, born Lewisham, Kent; Elizabeth Jacobs, wife, age 25, married 7 years, 2 children, both still alive, born Lewisham, Kent; Alfred Jacobs, son, age 2, born Lewisham, Kent.
This entry has been crosses through - Ernest George Jacobs, son, age 6, born Lewisham, Kent.
21st May 1904, Register Office, Lewisham, married Elizabeth Sarah Davis, spinster, of 32, Porthcawl Road, Lower Sydenham, London.
Children - Ernest George Jacobs, born 11th July 1905, Lewisham; Alfred Jacobs, born 7th May 1909, Lewisham; Charles Edward Jacobs, born 4th July 1915, Lewisham (deceased 14th July 1916, convulsions / coma).
Enlisted Lewisham, SE, age 33 years & 288 days, height 5ft 7½ inches, weight 150lbs, mole below left nipple. Resided 76, Porthcawl Road, Lower Sydenham, SE. Formerly builders merchant carman.
16th August 1915, enlisted & posted 11th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 2nd May 1916, Southampton, embarked; 3rd May 1916, Havre, disembarked; 15th September 1916, posted missing.
Separation Allowance 21/- a week & 3/- London cases, Allotment of Pay 3/6 a week.
14th May 1917, pension of 22/11 a week awarded to widow, ( Elizabeth Sarah Jones), and two children.
December 1917, Lewisham Registration District, Elizabeth S Jacobs, married Charles W Jones.
14th May 1920, Statement of Relatives - Widow, Elizabeth Sarah Jones, 32, Porthcawl Road, Lower Sydenham; Children - Ernest George Jacobs, 11th July 1905, 32, Porthcawl Road, Lower Sydenham; Alfred Jacobs, 7th May 1909, 32, Porthcawl Road, Lower Sydenham; Father, dead; Mother, dead; Brothers - Fred Jacobs, 9 Leahurst? Road. Lee, do not know age; Sisters - May Jacobs, 26 Leahurst? Road. Lee, do not know age; Grandparents, dead; Nephews/Nieces, do not know; Uncles/Aunts, Susan Walliss, 26 Leahurst? Road. Lee.
Buried at Bulls Road Cemetery, II. J. 23., Flers, France.
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