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JACKA, Albert
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
JACKA, Albert
Date Of Birth
10 Jan 1893
Age
22
Birth Place
Winchelsea District, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Nationality
Australian
Resided Place
Australia
Date
1915
Date Of Death
1932
Further Information
Special Reserve of Officers.
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14th Battalion (Victoria), Australian Imperial Force. Attached to the British Army. Later Second Lieutenant, Lieutenant and Captain. First Australian born man, serving with the Australian Army, to be awarded the Victoria Cross.
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Further gazette dates: 14/11/1916 (M.C.); 15/06/1917 (M.C.Bar) Further gazette pages: 11074 (M.C.); 5983 (M.C.Bar) Further gazette issues: 29824 (M.C.); 30135 (M.C.Bar)
Rank Name
Lance Corporal
Service Number
465
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
7279 (V.C.); Issue 29240 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Courtney's Post, Gallipoli; France and Flanders
Service
Australian Army
Regiment
Australian Imperial Force
Battalion
14th Battalion (Victoria)
Commemorated
St Kilda Cemetery, Melbourne, Australia; Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia
Place of Death
Melbourne, Australia
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
UK Military Cross (MC)
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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