Byron Jacobs

1889 - 1969  (79 years)

• Name	Byron Jacobs
  Birth	Between Oct 1889 and Dec 1889	Hendon, Middlesex, England   [1, 2]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Male
  Regiment	1916  [3]
  	This record relates to his time in the RFC but alludes to his Army service as well.
  Passenger List	16 Feb 1916	London, England   [4]
  	Age: 25y
  	Occupation given as Electrician
  Rank	19 Mar 1916	London, England   [5]
  	Lieutenant
  	He was effectively inducted in to The Buffs from the Defence Forces of the Union of South Africa.
  Medal	14 Nov 1916  [6]
  	Military Cross
  Miscellaneous	3 Sep 1918  [7]
  	Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate He gives his address as being in Germiston, Transvall, South Africa.
  Miscellaneous	7 Sep 1918	Eastbourne, Sussex, England   [8]
  Passenger List	12 Sep 1921	Hampstead, London, England   [9]
  	Age: 29y
  	Address: 4 Parsifal Road
  	No occupation listed Arriving from Natal, South Africa
  Medal	11 May 1923  [10]
  Rank	6 Jan 1940  [11]
  	Captain
  	Gazetted as Lieutenant in Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps Capt Byron Jacobs, late the Buffs
  Miscellaneous	11 Oct 1945	London, England   [12]
  	O.B.E.
  Rank	11 Oct 1945  [13, 14]
  	Colonel (Temporary)
  	Supplement to the London Gazette Colonel (temporary) Byron Jacobs MC (112455) Pioneer Corps (London W 11)
  Passenger List	3 Oct 1947	London, England   [15]
  	Age: 57y
  	Gives address as c/o South Africa House Occupation is Director
  Death	Jan 1969	Brighton, Sussex, England   [16, 17]
  	Age: 79y
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Obituary	31 Jan 1969	London, England   [17]
  	Jewish Chronicle 31/01/1969 P43
  Service No.	112455  [11]
  Reference Number	BR 1738a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  Person ID	I4812	Jacobs
  Last Modified	27 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Harry Braham Jacobs,   b. Between Jul 1859 and Sep 1859, Haymarket, London, England d. 1912, South Africa (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Clara Samuel,   b. Between Oct 1860 and Dec 1860, Liverpool, Lancashire, England d. 21 Sep 1931, West Hampstead, London, England (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	8 Feb 1881	Westminster, London, England   [18, 19]
  	Her address: Redcliffe Road, South kensington His address: Haymarket, London
  Family ID	F1569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Evelyn Mary Sayer,   b. 29 Sep 1898   d. Between Jan 1983 and Mar 1983, Brighton, Sussex, England (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Between Jul 1932 and Sep 1932	Hampstead, London, England   [20]
  Family ID	F1575	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between Oct 1889 and Dec 1889 - Hendon, Middlesex, England Passenger List - Age: 25y - 16 Feb 1916 - London, England Rank - Lieutenant - 19 Mar 1916 - London, England Miscellaneous - 7 Sep 1918 - Eastbourne, Sussex, England Passenger List - Age: 29y,Address: 4 Parsifal Road - 12 Sep 1921 - Hampstead, London, England Marriage - Between Jul 1932 and Sep 1932 - Hampstead, London, England Miscellaneous - 11 Oct 1945 - London, England Passenger List - Age: 57y - 3 Oct 1947 - London, England Death - Age: 79y - Jan 1969 - Brighton, Sussex, England Obituary - 31 Jan 1969 - London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Jacobs, Byron RFC Certificate Photo Media Date: 1918
  		Jacobs, Byron and Jo Annotated Photo from Shlomo Zatanka Media Date: 1940
  		03-Jacobs, Platnauer Record originated in Jacobs Tree
  		01a-Jacobs, Platnauer Record originated in Jacobs Tree

  
  

• Notes

  During WW1 he was in both the Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) and the RFC His Royal Aero Club certificate gives his birth as 7 Aug 1890 whereas BMD gives 1889 so he may have been trying to lose a year off his age? [21] RHODESIAN JEWRY AND ITS STORY PART 111 BY ERIC ROSENTHAL Page 33 CHAPTER 28 RHODESIAN JEWS IN WORD WAR 1 Considering that the entire Jewish population of Rhodesia only numbered a few hundred, the frequency with which Jewish names occur in the military lists is noteworthy. Thus we find Lieutenant Byron Jacobs, son of a Bulawayo stockbroker, serving with the buffs in France, where he won the Military Cross, while carrying ammunition to a front line trench under heavy fire. Seeing another soldier fall, Lieutenant Jacobs stopped to pick him up and brought him to safety. Addresses 1931 5 Inglewood Mansions, West End Lane, - with Nathaniel, Clara & Natalie Platnauer 1933 39 Belsize Park, London - with Evelyn 1938-9 32 Mortimer Court, Abbey Road - with Evelyn 1945 9 Holland Park - with Evelyn 1948 Templeton Hotel, Templeton Place 1964 3, Riverdale Road, Twickenham - with Evelyn 1965 Flat 1 1A Little Titchfield Street W1 - with Evelyn

  
  

• Sources

  [S2797] Jacobs, Byron - Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate, 31 Aug 2015. This certificate contradicts the BMD but could be him trying to lose a year for the RFC [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 31 Aug 2015, 1889 JAS Hendon 3a 158. [S2804] Military Record - Jacobs, Byron, 1 Sep 2015. [S2839] Passenger List - Jacobs, Byron Durban-London 1916, 3 Oct 2015. [S2810] London Gazette - Byron JACOBS 1916, 6 Sep 2015. [S2811] London Gazette - Jacobs, Byron 1916-MC1, 6 Sep 2015. [S2797] Jacobs, Byron - Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate, Bef 1 Jan 2020. [S2842] Jacobs, Byron - Witness at inquest 1918, 5 Oct 2015. [S2840] Passenger List - Jacobs, Byron Capetown-Southampton 1921, 3 Oct 2015. [S2798] Medal Card - Jacobs, Byron, 31 Aug 2015. [S2812] London Gazette - Jacobs, Byron 1940, 6 Sep 2015. [S2843] Jacobs, Byron - O.B.E. awarded - WO 373-85-84, 6 Oct 2015. [S2809] London Gazette - Byron Jacobs 1945, 6 Sep 2015. [S2843] Jacobs, Byron - O.B.E. awarded - WO 373-85-84, 7 Sep 2015. [S2841] Passenger List - Jacobs, Byron Capetown-Southampton 1947, 3 Oct 2015. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 31 Aug 2015, 1969 JFM Brighton 5h 126. [S2835] Obituary - Jacobs, Byron, 3 Oct 2015. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 29 Aug 2015, 1881 JFM Westminster 1A 730. [S2848] Marriage Notice - Samuel, Clara - Jacobs, Harry Braham 1881, 11 Oct 2015. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 31 Aug 2015, 1932 JAS Hampstead 1A 1858. [S2797] Jacobs, Byron - Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate, 31 Aug 2015.