Place of birth : Melrose, South Australia
Religion : Church of England
Occupation : Nurse
Address : Adelaide, South Australia
Marital status : Single
Age at embarkation : 28
Height : 5' 7.5"
Weight : 124.5 lbs
Next of kin : Father, F W Jacka, Mintaro Central, South Australia
Enlistment date : 24 May 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll : 31 May 1917
Place of enlistment : Keswick, South Australia
Rank on enlistment : Staff Nurse
Unit name : Nurses (July 1915 - Nov 1918)
Embarkation details : Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Khiva on 5 June 1917
Rank from Nominal Roll : Sister
Unit from Nominal Roll : Australian Army Nursing Service
Fate : Returned to Australia 28 August 1919
Discharge date : 30 November 1919
Family/military connections : [N.B.:does not mention brother A. Jacka] Cousins: Staff Nurse Edith Amelia REED, Australian Army Nursing Service, returned to Australia, 22 March 1919; 8954 Gunner William Charles REED, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 10 April 1919
Other details : War service: India, England
Embarked Adelaide, 31 May 1917; disembarked Bombay, India, 18 June 1917.
Posted to 34th Welsh Hospital, Deolali, 25 June 1917.
Embarked Bombay, 18 November 1918; embarked Port Said, Egypt, 27 December 1918; disembarked Southampton, England, 6 January 1919.
Attached to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 6 January 1919.
Attached to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 24 January 1919.
Attached to 1st Australian General Hospital, Sutton Veny, 3 February 1919.
Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, 4 March 1919 (pharyngitis); discharged to duty, 17 March 1919; rejoined 1st Australian General Hospital, 23 March 1919.
Promoted Sister, 26 June 1919.
Granted leave, 18 July 1919.
Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Kanowna', 28 August 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 20 October 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 30 November 1919.
Medal: British War Medal
Date of death : 21 September 1970
Place of burial : Woden Cemetery, ACT
Sources : NAA: B2455, JACKA Ruby Mabel
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Descendants of :
1. Frederick Walter JACKA was born 30 Apr 1861 in Adelaide, SA and died 08 Aug 1931 in Clare, SA. He married Elizabeth Ann SPRATT 20 Jun 1883 in Melrose, SA. She was born 12 Nov 1863 in Melrose, SA and died 18 Dec 1914 in Adelaide, SA.
Other events in the life of Frederick Walter JACKA
Residence: BET 1908 & 1915, Smiths Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA
Children of Frederick Walter JACKA and Elizabeth Ann SPRATT:
i. Frederick Arthur JACKA was born 22 Mar 1884 in Melrose, SA and died 12 Mar 1949 in Semaphore, SA. He married Olga Isabel Alexa DELPEAT 23 Oct 1917 in Adelaide, SA. She was born ABT 1889 and died 07 Jan 1930 in St Peters, SA, daughter of Frederick Theodor DELPEAT.
ii. Florence Elsie JACKA was born 29 Jul 1885 in Melrose, SA and died 25 Apr 1890 in Melrose, SA
iii. Thomas Edgar JACKA was born 03 Jul 1888 in Melrose, SA and died 08 Nov 1981
iv. Ruby Mabel JACKA was born 03 Jul 1888 in Melrose, SA and died 21 Sep 1970 in ACT. She married Norman COOK 1921 in Sydney, NSW. He died 07 Aug 1967 in ACT.
v. Percival Coombe JACKA was born 22 Feb 1890 in Melrose, SA and died 11 Dec 1963 in Mintaro, SA
vi. Lancelot Ernest JACKA was born 18 May 1892 in Melrose, SA and died 06 Nov 1979
vii. Harold Greadon JACKA was born 18 Jun 1897 in Melrose, SA and died 19 Sep 1970 in Stanley Flat, SA
Last updated : 23 May 2021