Regimental number | 2488 |
Place of birth | Esperance, Western Australia |
School | Esperance State School, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Esperance, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, H J Jenkins, Gibson's Soak, Esperance, Western Australia |
Previous military service | He fought on Gallipoli, at the evacuation, did duty on the Suez and fought in Cacy battle in France until he fell. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A51 Chilka on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Private Leslie Jenkins, Qld cousin; Private Arthur Taylor, WA, cousin. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | H.A.C. Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No. 18), Ecoust-St. Mein, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 80 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry Joseph and Sara JENKINS, Gibson's Soak, Esperance, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |