Jacob Charles Hares
Memorial: Filton - St Peter's Church
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Second Lieutenant
Parents: Jacob Young and Mary Jane Hares
Marital status: Married
Home address: Lorna Doone, Chapel Lane, Lawrence Weston, Bristol
Date of birth: 1907
Date of death: 19/05/1942
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Moascar War Cemetery, Egypt and commemorated on Filton St Peter’s Church War Memorial
Age: 34
Further information:
Jacob was the only son of a mason and the youngest child of 6. He married Blanche Elizabeth Blackmore in the Spring of 1935.
Jacob’s battalion were involved with heavy fighting around Tobruk in North Africa around the time of his death. He was not however reported as having been wounded in action, but on 21st April 1942 he was registered as dangerously ill and he died a month later. It is possible that he died of an infection as these were rife in the Middle East and he was initially buried at El Quantara which was the site of a military hospital.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/