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• Name
• Initials
• Vorname
• Place of birth Eldon
• Land Durham, England
• Family Son of Anthony and Elizabeth Jane Jacques, of Eldon; a brother, James, died at the age of 16; two sisters, Ethel and Kate
• Profession Worker at Eldon Colliery
• Extra info Husband of Jane Robinson Jacques (nee Strong), of 6, Beech Terrace, Eldon Lane, Bishop Auckland; married in 1906; two sons, William and Richard.

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment Bishop Auckland, Durham
• Service number 203231
• Rank Corporal
• Regiment and unit 1st/4th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) C Coy, 10th Platoon
• Other data related to military career also served in the Durham Light Infantry

Death

• Wounded The night of 7 December, shell explosion
• Type of wounds Died of shell wounds in the jaw, in n°10 CCS
• Died at the age of 34
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXVII - D - 9

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