Russian AnzacsWilliam Frank Jaks
| Born | 15.04.1882 |
|---|---|
| Place | Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania |
| Ethnic origin | Polish? |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Family | Wife Madeline Mary Jaks (Brown), married 1936, Canberra |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Left Russia ca. 1898, lived in England |
| Arrived at Australia |
from England? on 17.01.1914 per Heathfield |
| Residence before enlistment | Berri, SA |
| Occupation | 1916 carpenter, cabinet maker and French polisher |
| Naturalisation | Served as Russian subject |
| Residence after the war | Cessnock, Murwillumbah, Quirindi, Sydney, Canberra |
| Died | 16.03.1951, Westlake, Canberra |
Service #1
| Service number | 2371 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 10.04.1916 |
| Place of enlistment | 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 |
Materials
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Biographical file (AWM)
Army payfile (NAA)
Members of D Company, 5th Australian Pioneer Battalion near Dranoutre, erecting sheds in Donegal Camp. E01311 E01311K (AWM)
Family tree on Ancestry.com
Blog articles
Newspaper articles
Arrest made. Tweed Head fire. - Northern Star, Lismore, 7 June 1930, p. 5.
Man for trial. Charge of arson. - Tweed Daily, Murwillumbah, 14 June 1930, p. 4.
William Frank Jaks. - Stand-to, Jan.-March 1951, p. 28.
Gallery
William Frank Jaks advertisement
in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder in 1923