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Captain William Jacka

Captain William Jacka, younger brother of Captain Albert Jacka

On June 11, 1919, Captain William Jacka, AIF, married Joan Jacka of 54 Cardiff Road Taff’s Well at the Wesleyan Chapel in Taff’s Well, Wales.
Photo Courtesy of David Lewis

The ‘Wedding Feast’ held in the grounds of Garth House, to the rear of the chapel. Among those at the bride and groom’s table are the minister Thomas John Evans (middle foreground); standing at the back, Elizabeth the bride’s mother; on the right is Joan’s sister Susan (‘May’) and in the foreground on the right is William’s brother (Best Man) Captain Albert Jacka VC MC and Bar.
Photo Courtesy of David Lewis