Sergeant Eric Ivor Jacques, 14953
- Batt - 8
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Section -
- Date of Birth -
- Died - 20/08/1916
- Age -
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ContributeSource: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland. The War Diary for today records. TRENCHES 99 – 101. Enemy artillery were very active throughout the day. About 11.00am some very heavy shells were dropped in the vicinity of the CANDLE FACTORY, but very little damage was done. At 1.40pm 4 15cm trench mortar bombs fell in rear of trench 98, and again at 7.15pm the enemy fired 6 heavy trench mortar bombs which fell in rear of trenches 98 – 101. Our working parties were engaged in building up the parapets and parados which were damaged by the enemy artillery yesterday.
- Conflict - World War I
- Burial Place - I E 8, Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension
- Other Memorials - Loughborough Carillon, War Memorial Bell Tower, Woodgate Baptist Church
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Cause of death - DIED OF WOUNDS
- Burial Commemoration - Aubigny Com. Cem. Ext., France
- Born - Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire
- Enlisted - Loughborough, Leicestershire
- Memorial - CARILLON TOWER MEM., LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICS
- Memorial - ALL SAINT'S CHURCH, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICS
- Memorial - ST. PETER'S CHURCH, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICS
- Memorial - WOODGATE BAPTIST CHURCH, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE
- Memorial - ROSEBERY SCHOOL MEM., LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE
- Memorial - MESSENGER & COMPANY LIMITED MEM., LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICS
