BORN HULL 1896. FOURTH SON OF ERASMUS NEILS JACOBSON (1856-1920) & ELLEN CATHERINE (KATE) JACOBSON (1858-1924). ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. SON OF A DANISH DEEP SEA FISHERMAN. HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A FISH WORKER. HE ENLISTED AT FLEETWOOD, LANCS. SERVED IN THE 6TH LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT. DIED IN IRAQ, ON 04/09/1916, AGED 20. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, ELLEN CATHERINE JACOBSON.
First name:
HAROLD JESPER
Military Number:
21535
Rank:
Private
Date Died
04/09/1916
Place died:
Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
Age:
20
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