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David Albert Jacobs, M.C.

David Albert Jacobs, M.C.[1]

Male 1892 - 1969  (77 years)    Has 15 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name David Albert Jacobs  [2] 
    Suffix M.C. 
    Birth 29 Jan 1892  St Giles Cripplegate, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    • Fact Flags: Preferred
    Gender Male 
    Education Between 7 Feb 1898 and 3 Feb 1899  [6, 7] 
    Westminster Jews' Free School 
    • At Endell Street School before and after.
    Census 31 Mar 1901  Acton, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Age: 8y 
    Address: 37 Stepne Road 
    • Listed as Albert
    Census 2 Apr 1911  Brentford, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Age: 19y 
    Address: 87 Goldsmith Avenue 
    • Living with mother and step-father
      Mercantile Clerk
    Honours 30 Sep 1918  Ayette, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10] 
    Military Cross 
    • For action at Ayette, France 21 Aug 1918
    Medal 2 Dec 1918  [11, 12] 
    Military Cross 
    • Medal Roll Index card showing his medal awards.
      Note that the only indication of the MC is next to his name, not under the list of medals.
    Mention in Despatches 2 Dec 1918  [12] 
    Address: 1st Battallion Royal Berkshires 
    • Conspicuous gallantry
    Census 19 Jun 1921  Bognor Regis, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Age: 29y 5m 
    Address: 16 Wood Street 
    • Relation to Head of House: Head
      Number of Children (under 16) by age:- (1) 1
      Commercial Correspondent, Sales Dept.
    Travel 26 Mar 1923  [7] 
    from Southampton to Buenos Aires 
    Passenger List 28 Jan 1927  Acton, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Age: 34y 
    Address: 18 Maldon Road 
    • Arrived in Southampton from Rio de Janeiro
      Representative
      Travelling alone
      First Class
    Travel 14 Apr 1927  [7] 
    Southampton to Pernambuco, Brazil 
    Passenger List 6 Jun 1931  Acton, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Age: 39y 
    Address: 80 Churchfield Road 
    • Manager
      Arriving in London on board Darro from Rio de Janeiro
      Travelling 1st Class
    Travel 23 Oct 1931  [7] 
    from Liverpool to Buenos Aires 
    • with whole family
    Passenger List 14 Jun 1935  Acton, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Age: 43y 
    Address: 80 Churchfield Road 
    • Arriving in London on board Almeda Star from Buenos Aires
      Commercial Representative
      Travelling 1st Class
    Passenger List 6 Jul 1938  Acton, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Age: 46y 
    Address: 40 Derwent Water Road 
    • Retired
      Arriving in London on board Almeda Star from Buenos Aires
      Travelling 1st Class
    Death 17 Dec 1969  Loughborough, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [18, 19] 
    Age: 77y 
    Cause: Haematemesis, Duodenal Ulcer, Thrombosis 
    Address: 13 Benscliffe Drive 
    • Business Colsultant (Retired)
      Informant: Richard Albert Jacobs (Son)
      Fact Flags: Preferred
    Probate 8 Mar 1970  Loughborough, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    Address: 13 Benscliffe Drive 
    • Effects ?33,134
    Reference Number BR 1693a 
    Reference Number BR-J 
    Person ID I4534  Simpson
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2024 

    Father David Jacobs,   b. 6 Oct 1862, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1899, Holborn, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Mother Emma Brown,   b. 14 May 1865, Kentish Town, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1937, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 19 May 1887  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [21, 22, 23, 24] 
    • Married as David Morris
    Family ID F1440  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Emma Elizabeth Kite,   b. 7 Oct 1890, Edmonton, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jan 1975 and Mar 1975, Tameside, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 10 Apr 1918  Brentford, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [26, 27] 
    Children 
     1. Richard Albert Jacobs,   b. 12 Oct 1919, Acton, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1984, Torbay, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     2. Betty Diana Jacobs,   b. 8 May 1922, Brentford, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 2001, Blackpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     3. Anthony David Jacobs,   b. Between Jan 1927 and Mar 1927, Brentford, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1966, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
    Family ID F1512  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2021 

    Family 2 Ruby Lilian Adeline Newnham,   b. 13 May 1917, Gillingham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 2012, Welwyn Garden City, Herfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F1565  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Jan 1892 - St Giles Cripplegate, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 8y,Address: 37 Stepne Road - 31 Mar 1901 - Acton, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 19y,Address: 87 Goldsmith Avenue - 2 Apr 1911 - Brentford, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Apr 1918 - Brentford, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHonours - Military Cross - 30 Sep 1918 - Ayette, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 29y 5m,Address: 16 Wood Street - 19 Jun 1921 - Bognor Regis, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPassenger List - Age: 34y,Address: 18 Maldon Road - 28 Jan 1927 - Acton, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPassenger List - Age: 39y,Address: 80 Churchfield Road - 6 Jun 1931 - Acton, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPassenger List - Age: 43y,Address: 80 Churchfield Road - 14 Jun 1935 - Acton, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPassenger List - Age: 46y,Address: 40 Derwent Water Road - 6 Jul 1938 - Acton, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 77y,Cause: Haematemesis, Duodenal Ulcer, Thrombosis,Address: 13 Benscliffe Drive - 17 Dec 1969 - Loughborough, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Address: 13 Benscliffe Drive - 8 Mar 1970 - Loughborough, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    David Albert (Bert) and Family    		David Albert (Bert) and Family

  • Notes 
    • Served in the army during WW1
      Joined the Royal Fusiliers as a Private
      Commissioned as an officer in the Royal Berkshires 26/3/1918
      Served in Salonika from September 1916
      There is a possibility that he may have been awarded a Military Cross. On his Medal Roll Index card he has M.C. after his name but the award is not listed on the card. This was awarded in 1918. [11]
    • [Roy Parker]

      (Research):Checked FRL 1959 - 1961 - no sign of death registration. Wait for next visit to FHC and check microfiche fo r earlier and later years, and look for Emmeline also.


      Medal Card WW1 indicates:

      Private 3rd. R. Fusiliers regtl. no. 9211

      M.C.
      2/Lt. 1st bn. R. Berks Rgt. Roll 42 page 131

      Theatre of War first served in: Salonika
      Date of entry therein: Sep 1916

      Victory Medal
      British War Medal

      Application for riband for BWM 3.8.19 from 16 Church Road , Acton W3

  • Sources 
    1. [S2398] Roy Parker's GEDCOM.
      Source for field: Multimedia ObjectSource for field: Custom IdSource for field: _UIDRecord updated from...

    2. [S2398] Roy Parker's GEDCOM.
      Source for field: SurnameSource for field: Suffix

    3. [S3367] Birth Cert - Jacobs, David Albert, Bef 1 Jan 2020.

    4. [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 4 Sep 2009, 1892 JFM St Giles 1b 636.

    5. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 12 Sep 2010, 1969 OND Loughborough 3a 2109.
      DOB as 29 Jan 1892

    6. [S2401] Education Records, Bef 6 Nov 2019, Westminster Jews' Free Schhol, Holborn, London : Admissions Register (Reliability: 2).
      #433 7 Feb 1898: Jacobs, Bertie, father David, address:19 0 High Holborn
      Dob: 29 Jan 1892: Previous school: Endell Street
      Left: 3 Feb 1899 - gone to Endell St. School.
      Received fom Gerry Newnham (gerry@kiltie.net) August 2010

    7. [S2398] Roy Parker's GEDCOM, Bef 6 Nov 2019.

    8. [S2307] 1901 Census - RG 13/1202 F09 P09 - Jacobs, David A, Bef 6 Nov 2019.

    9. [S2337] 1911 Census - RG 14-06-9-56-06956_0379_03 - Brown-Jacobs, Emma, 27 Dec 2009.

    10. [S2416] London Gazette, Bef 6 Nov 2019.

    11. [S2369] Medal Card - Jacobs, David Albert, 25 Jul 2010.

    12. [S2368] London Gazette - Medal Award - David Albert Braham - London Gazette, 25 Jul 2010.

    13. [S3960] 1921 Census RG15-05100-0403 - Jacobs, David A, 27 Mar 2023.

    14. [S2464] Passenger List - Jacobs, David Albert 1927, 8 Oct 2010.

    15. [S2371] Passenger List - (Darro - 1931) - Jacobs, David Albert, 25 Jul 2010.

    16. [S2373] Passenger List - (Almeda Star - 1935) - Jacobs, David Albert, 25 Jul 2010.

    17. [S2372] Passenger List - (Almeda Star - 1938) - Jacobs, David Albert, 25 Jul 2010.

    18. [S3360] Death Cert - Jacobs, David Albert, Bef Jan 2020.

    19. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 12 Sep 2010, 1969 OND Loughborough 3a 2109.
      Death: Gives DOB as 29 Jan 1892

    20. [S4611] Will - Index - Jacobs, David Albert, 18 Mar 2022.

    21. [S2278] Notes - Sandra Bonn, Bef 1 Jan 2020.

    22. [S2398] Roy Parker's GEDCOM, Bef 1 Jan 2020.
      Source for field: Source

    23. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, Bef 1 Jan 2020, 1889 AMJ Page 43 No. 92 Municipality of Winnipeg.

    24. [S3422] Marriage Entry - Jacobs, David (as David Morris) - Brown, Emma, 10 Mar 2020.

    25. [S2398] Roy Parker's GEDCOM.
      Record updated from...

    26. [S2433] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, David & Emma Kite, 18 Sep 2010.

    27. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 25 Jul 2010, 1918 AMJ Brentford 3a 131.


 

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