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JACOBS, Peter Acland
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX37066 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 15 September 1915 |
| Home Town: | Box Hill, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barrister |
| Died: | Berri Berri, Ambon, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 27 July 1945, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia BURIAL Ambon War Cemetery Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia Show Map PLOT 18. C. 9. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Victorian Jewish War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement VX37066 | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, VX37066 | |
| 13 Jul 1940: | Transferred Australian Army (Post WW2), 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Jul 1940: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Died of Illness Berri Berri |
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Jacobs, Peter Acland (1915–1945)
A memorial to the late Peter Acland Jacobs was unveiled at the 1st Mont Albert Scout Hall, Surrey Hills, on Saturday, by Mr G. W. S. Anderson, Chief Commissioner for Victoria of the Boy Scouts Association.
Peter Jacobs, who was a scoutmaster at the time of his enlistment in the AIF, lost his life while a POW in the hands of the Japanese at Amboina. The memorial takes the form of a room to be used at headquarters, with a bronze tablet placed above the door.
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