Regimental number | 1056 |
Place of birth | Balmain, New South Wales |
School | Fort Street High School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | c/o Sydney James Jelfs, 540 Darling Street, Rozelle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Sydney James Jelfs, 540 Darling Street, Rozelle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | First Lieutenant 30th Battalion - Trainee |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He enlisted in August for Rabail and was the youngest member of the First Exped Force leaving NSW. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Sunken Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. I), Contalmaison, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 89 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Edwie JELFS, Rukard Street, Ryde, New South Wales |