His servive number is 465.
Albert was born on the 10th of January 1893 at Layard in Victoria. Albert was one of seven children.
Jacka's first occupation after completing elementary school was working as a labourer with his father and then later upgrading to working for the Victorian State Forests Department when he was at the age of 18.
Albert enlisted at the age of 21 into the Australian Imperial Force as a private in the 14th Battalion on the 18th of September 1914 in Victoria. After training in Egypt Jacka's battlaion landed in Gallipoli on 26th April 1915.
After returning to Australia from war in September 1919, 2 years later married a young women in 1921 and adopted a daughter.
Albert Jacka did survive the war but many years later his health started to deteriorate. Of the year 1931 in December Jacka was entered into Caulfield Military Hospital and then died a month to follow due to a kindey disease. Albert was buried with full military honours in St Kilda cemetry. Over 6,000 people passed his coffin to remember this brave, strong and famous soldier who fought for his country.
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