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Charles Alfred JENKINS

Date of birth1870
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMethodist minister
AddressClaremont, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation47
Next of kinWife, Mrs N B J Jenkins, Wesley Manse, Claremont, Western Australia
Enlistment date10 September 1917
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentChaplain (4th Class)
Unit nameChaplains' Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Euripides on 31 October 1917
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollChaplain
Unit from Nominal RollChaplains' Department
FateReturned to Australia 7 October 1919
Discharge date19 January 1920
Other details

War service: embarked Sydney, 31 October 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 December 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth.

Marched out to Headquarters, AIF, London, as Senior Chaplain, 22 June 1919.

On leave, 19 August-3 September 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Marathon', 7 October 1919; appointment terminated (discharged), 19 January 1920.

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsAppointment for continuous service.
SourcesNAA: B2455, JENKINS Charles Alfred

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