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Thomas James JENKIN

Regimental number3847
Place of birthJoyces Creek, Victoria
SchoolJoyces Creek State School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCarpenter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation41
Next of kinFather, Thomas James Jenkin, Joyce Creek, Victoria
Enlistment date10 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 August 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death42
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 1 (Plot VII, Row E, Grave No. 6), Beaumont-Hamel, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
94
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas James and Christina JENKIN, Joyce's Creek, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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