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RIVERS, JACOB
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
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Full Name
RIVERS, JACOB
Date Of Birth
17 Nov 1881
Age
34
Birth Place
Derby
Nationality
British
Resided Place
St Edmunds, Derby, England
Date
12 Mar 1915
Date Of Death
12 Mar 1915
Fate
Killed in action.
Further Information
Civilian occupation: Rivetter, 5ft 11 inches tall with brown hair and eyes and weight 152 lbs (69kg). He had a tattoo, on his upper arm, of a cross bearing the words ‘I Love MB’. Father: George Rivers and mother: Adeline Rivers, 3 brothers, Isaac, Joseph and George & 4 sisters, Lucy, Lizzie, Emma and Adelaide.
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Son of Mrs Adeline Rivers, of Court 12, House 4, Wide Yard, Bridge Gate, Derby.
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Attested to Sergeant Major Whelan at Derby recruiting office 18/8/1914, Previous service in the Royal Scots Fusiliers
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
6016
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
4143 (V.C.); Issue: 29146 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Neuve Chapelle, France; France and Flanders
Notes written in Observations Column
All medals checked & verified with medal rolls & index card as correct
Date of Call Up
1914
Date of Disembarkation
11 Dec 1914
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Battalion
1st Battalion
Place Of Death
Neuve Chapelle, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
1914 Star (Mons Star)
regiment
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
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Last Updated
31/10/2023
Description
In 1921 His Majesty's Stationery Office published, on behalf of and by authority of the War Office, two lists of those who died during the Great War.
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