William Frank Jaks

Born 15.04.1882    Place Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania   Ethnic/cultural origin Russian? Lithuanian?    Religion Roman Catholic

Residence before arrival at Australia left Russia ca. 1898, lived in England

Arrived at Australia

            from England?    on 17.01.1914     per Heathfield    disembarked at

Residence before enlistment Qld, NSW, SA

Occupation 1916 carpenter, cabinet maker and French polisher

Service

service number 2371   enlisted 10.04.1916   POE Adelaide

unit 5th Pioneer Battalion   rank Private

place Western Front, 1917-1918      casualties WIA 1918

final fate RTA 15.01.1919       discharged 27.07.1919

Naturalisation served as Russian subject

Residence after the war 1932 Canberra

Died 16.03.1951, Westlake, Canberra

Materials digitised service records (NAA)

biographical file (AWM)

Members of D Company, 5th Australian Pioneer Battalion near Dranoutre, erecting sheds in Donegal Camp. E01311 (AWM) (Electronic image currently unavailable)

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