Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Mel J. Jacobs Died 24 May 2016 PDF Key details Service number804077 AWMM Also known asMel Public - Carol - 5 March 2021 - The Press, 25 May 2016, death notice Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarBorneo Confrontation, 1963-1966 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy L/Cpl Melvyn J Jacobs Image may be subject to copyright restrictions. This image was anonymously uploaded and the copyright holder does not wish to be contacted. Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesMel J. AWMM Melvyn James Public - Carol - 5 March 2021 - The Press, 25 May 2016, death notice SurnameJacobs AWMM Ingoa Also known asMel Public - Carol - 5 March 2021 - The Press, 25 May 2016, death notice Service number804077 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarBorneo Confrontation, 1963-1966 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number804077 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsBorneo Lance Corporal/Military Chamberlain Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps (RNZASC) Chamberlain Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death24 May 2016 Kiwivets Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Mel J. Jacobs by laying a poppy. Leslie George Jacobs Loris James Jacobs Mel J. Jacobs Peter Makay Jacobs Peter Wayne Jacobs Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Mel J. Jacobs Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNZ and the Confrontation in Borneo (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 23-Jul-2007 http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/confrontation-in-borneo Further Reference The New Zealand Malaya Veterans Association. http://www.malayavets.co.nz/ Further Reference DocumentsGurr, Robert M. (1995). Voices from a border war : a history of 1 Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1963 to 1965. Melbourne, Vic.: Robert Gurr. AWMM Pugsley, C. (2003). From emergency to confrontation: the New Zealand armed forces in Southeast Asia, 1949-1966. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. AWMM H.E. Chamberlain, Nominal Roll – 1 RNZIR, 8 May 1964, in Gurr, Robert. (2009). Voices from a border war: Borneo 1963-1965. 2nd Edition. Christchurch, N.Z.: Wilson Scott Publishing, pp.139-150 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record