JAYCOCK E.E.
Given Names: Ernest Evan
Service Number: 2127
Unit: 2nd Pioneer Battalion, 3rd reinforcements
Rank: Private
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Age: 22 Yrs 9 Mths
Occupation: Carpenter
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Methodist
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 9 In
Weight: 149 Lbs
Chest: 34-36½ In
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes: Grey
Complexion: Medium
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 7/4/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: MOTHER Mrs Catherine Jaycock
10 Cotham Road, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 6/6/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62
END OF WAR
Status: Died of wounds
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Unit: 6th Battalion
Rank: Private
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 42105
Victory Medal: 41660
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BIRTH
Date or Year: 1893
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: Evan Evans JAYCOCK
Mother: Catherine Sarah PERRY
MARRIAGE
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DEATH
Date or Year: 18/4/1918
Place: 15th Casualty Clearing Station, France
Burial: Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, France
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
About 4pm on 17/4/1918 a shell burst in the trench beside him; was hit in the back of the head and had three pieces right through his knee and a broken arm; was conscious; condition was critical
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Kew State School
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 343824
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS